S/West Speakers Insist On State Police, Financial Autonomy

The Conference of Speakers of Southwest legislatures on Saturday
called for state policing and regional security summit to proffer
practical ways out of current insecurity in the zone.

They also asked South West Governors to jointly procure at least
three security helicopters and drones for aerial surveillance of
the region.

These were parts of the resolutions reached by Speakers and
Majority Leaders of Houses of Assembly in the region during a
meeting at Golden Tulip Hotel, Jericho, Ibadan.

Chairman Conference of Speakers of Southwest States
Legislatures, Bamidele Oleyelogun, who is also Ondo Speaker,
chaired the meeting.

Oleyelogun called on the Federal Government to take concrete
positions by conveying a national security summit.

Speakers Olakunle Oluomo (Ogun) and Funminiyi Afuye (Ekiti)
called on Southwest Governors to be more assertive and take bold
stances to protect the Southwest states, especially by empowering
forest guard.

Speaking on behalf of the Forum of the Majority Leaders in the
region, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, said the laws of Amotekun should be
strengthened to further comprises surveillance and give royal
fathers a role to play in the issue of security.

A communiqué presented at the end of the meeting by the
Conference chairman reads in part: “The forum noted further and
advocated as follow: that the Governors of the Southwest States
should come together to procure drones and at least three
helicopters for the aerial surveillance of the entire region.

“To adequately empower the forest rangers in the States to
embark on aggressive patrol of the forest areas. This step will no
doubt change the security architecture of the South West
States;

“The laws establishing the Western Nigeria Security Network
(Amotekun Corps) as passed by the Houses of Assembly should be
strengthened to give room for the recruitment of able-bodied
unemployed youths, as this will help in surveillance, information
and intelligence gathering;

“Noted that there should be Southwest security summit to be
organised by the Executive and the Legislature where resolutions
will be passed;

“Noted that though, the present Nigeria Police are doing their
best in securing the nation but the Conference insists on the
establishment of State Police to complement the efforts of the
Security Agencies.”

The Conference of Speakers of Southwest legislatures on Saturday
called for state policing and regional security summit to proffer
practical ways out of current insecurity in the zone.

They also asked South West Governors to jointly procure at least
three security helicopters and drones for aerial surveillance of
the region.

These were parts of the resolutions reached by Speakers and
Majority Leaders of Houses of Assembly in the region during a
meeting at Golden Tulip Hotel, Jericho, Ibadan.

Chairman Conference of Speakers of Southwest States
Legislatures, Bamidele Oleyelogun, who is also Ondo Speaker,
chaired the meeting.

Oleyelogun called on the Federal Government to take concrete
positions by conveying a national security summit.

Speakers Olakunle Oluomo (Ogun) and Funminiyi Afuye (Ekiti)
called on Southwest Governors to be more assertive and take bold
stances to protect the Southwest states, especially by empowering
forest guard.

Speaking on behalf of the Forum of the Majority Leaders in the
region, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, said the laws of Amotekun should be
strengthened to further comprises surveillance and give royal
fathers a role to play in the issue of security.

A communiqué presented at the end of the meeting by the
Conference chairman reads in part: “The forum noted further and
advocated as follow: that the Governors of the Southwest States
should come together to procure drones and at least three
helicopters for the aerial surveillance of the entire region.

“To adequately empower the forest rangers in the States to
embark on aggressive patrol of the forest areas. This step will no
doubt change the security architecture of the South West
States;

“The laws establishing the Western Nigeria Security Network
(Amotekun Corps) as passed by the Houses of Assembly should be
strengthened to give room for the recruitment of able-bodied
unemployed youths, as this will help in surveillance, information
and intelligence gathering;

“Noted that there should be Southwest security summit to be
organised by the Executive and the Legislature where resolutions
will be passed;

“Noted that though, the present Nigeria Police are doing their
best in securing the nation but the Conference insists on the
establishment of State Police to complement the efforts of the
Security Agencies.”