The group equally implored federal security agencies to collaborate and support the local initiative, even as it lauded Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for his efforts in securing the state, especially the important role he played in the setting up of Amotekun alongside other governors of the South West.
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The governor, while inaugurating members of the nine-man steering committee at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, said the programme was meant for post-COVID-19 economic recovery.
Makinde, who addressed State House Correspondents in Abuja, said the real enemies of the state are the criminal elements.
The governor, in a statement he personally signed, said the measures will ensure peaceful coexistence among residents in parts of the state.
The governor’s aide maintained that most of the comments attributed to opposition elements on the security situation in the state missed the point due to pettiness, contempt and clear attempt to play to the gallery.
Ojudu, in a now-deleted piece published on his Facebook page on Monday, had alleged that opposition politicians contracted Igboho to disrupt the 2009 Rerun Governorship Election in Ekiti State.
The group called for the extension of the same direct dialogue to Ondo State.
The Igboho phenomenon deserves some close attention. Sunday Igboho showed up in the fight against criminal herdsmen in Oyo State because of the shocking absence of leadership. The state Governor failed to defend the people’s interest. He did not stand up to the truth like Governor Akeredolu of Ondo state. He provided a vacuum which a Sunday Igboho decided to fill
He stated that instead of backing a venture that is capable of throwing the country into ethnic crisis, the end of which cannot be foreseen, his administration would rather continue to support the security agencies in the state to do their works effectively.
In a statement on Monday, Dare accused the governor of being scared to take a decision that would protect indigenes of his state from attacks.
The group’s director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, made the appeal in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday,
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said it would be dangerous, reckless and counterproductive of the Buhari-led government…
Alao-Akala gave the advice in an interview with newsmen after an expanded meeting of APC Elders Advisory Council at his residence in Ibadan.
The apex Northern socio-political organisation raised the alarm in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Yawe, on Saturday.
The governor, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Taiwo Adisa, condoled with the family of the late permanent secretary, civil servants in the Ministry and the entire workforce in the state, describing him as a man who dedicated his life and times to the development of the state.
The governor and his team took time to inspect the completed Phase One of the Akesan Market, while he also led some government officials to inspect the ongoing rehabilitation of the 5.25km Gedu-Oroki-Sabo-Asipa Road.
Provocative and ugly stories of Fulani capture of Yoruba land have taken on the form of legend over the years. Given an inch, the Fulani has taken a mile. Given a mile, the Fulani has colonized whole towns and villages and installed local Serikis who act as their totem of authority and power.
Makinde stated this on Wednesday in a statewide broadcast on the rising insecurity and unrest in the state.
Governor Makinde, who made the declaration in a statewide broadcast to residents of the state, aired on the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State, asked residents to come together and put the interest of Oyo State first in the fight against insecurity.
Rofiat is seeking the divorce on grounds of deception and distrust.