Seyi Makinde
Oyo Governor
Why
Seyi Makinde
Oyo Governor
Why South-West Governors are Re-designing Security
Architecture in Yorubaland—Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has stated that the
Governors of the six South-West States have broadly agreed to
redesign the security architecture of the states in the zone to
protect the people and enhance quality of life.
The Governor, who stated this in an interview, said that
necessary steps had to be taken to bring an end to incessant
kidnapping and killings in the zone.
A statement by Governor Makinde’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr.
Taiwo Adisa, quoted the Governor as making the clarifications on
the sidelines of the South-West Governors’ Forum meeting in Akure,
Ondo State, on Monday.
The Governors had earlier on the same day attended the funeral
service for Mrs. Olufunke Olakunri, the daughter of Pa Reuben
Fasoranti, who was murdered by unknown gunmen along Ore-Sagamu
road.
According to the statement, Governor Makinde confirmed that
South-West Governors have agreed to redouble their efforts at
improving the security apparatus of the region through effective
collaboration with relevant security operatives.
The Governor said: “We are changing the security architecture
for the South-West with the cooperation of all the South-West
Governors and other relevant security agencies.”
According to Governor Makinde, it is high time the South-West
Governors mapped out strategies to strengthen the security of the
region and most especially the security of their respective states
for the advancement of the country.
He said that with the outcome of the security meeting held in
Akure, the Ondo state capital, which he said showed the commitment
of the South-West Governors to make security a paramount issue, the
zone would soon be back to its normal shape.
Governor Makinde also said that his administration has placed a
priority on the safety of lives and property, hence the need for
the periodic meetings with security chiefs in Oyo State.
Earlier at the Akure residence of the leader of Afenifere, Pa
Fasoranti, the Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu,
who spoke on behalf of the South-West Governors said that the
Governors were not happy with the security situation of the
region.
He called for synergy between government and other relevant
security stakeholders, adding that the death of Mrs Olakunri would
ginger the Chief Executives in the South-West to strengthen the
security architecture of their respective states.
He, therefore, prayed to God to give the family of the deceased
the fortitude to be the irreparable loss.
Governors who graced the event include the Governors of Oyo,
Ogun, Ekiti and Lagos as well as the Deputy Governor of Osun State
and other top Yoruba leaders.
Taiwo Adisa,
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Oyo State.
JULY 23, 2019.