ONDO State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has assured that Southwest governors would continue to work together to ensure continuity of the Western Nigeria Security Network, also known as Amotekun Corps.
Aiyedatiwa gave the assurance on Thursday, June 4 after a five-kilometre walk from the Cathedral area to the Governor’s Office in Akure, the state capital, by Amotekun Corps officers and men, including their commanders from Ekiti, Oyo, Osun, Ogun and Ondo states, to honour the late governor of Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu.
The governor appreciated the corps for protecting lives and properties of residents of the zone, noting that their activities over the years in that regard could not be over-emphasised.
“I can assure you that Amotekun will be sustained because of its role in the society. Because the security of lives and properties of the people of the Southwest zone is very important to us, we will use whatever is in our possession to support and sustain it,” he stated.
Aiyedatiwa commended the Amotekun corps commanders and their men for honouring the late Akeredolu, whose passage, he said was a monumental loss to the state and Amotekun as a whole.”
Responding on behalf of others, the Ondo State Commander, Mr. Adetunji Adeleye, said Akeredolu would continue to be remembered for his legacy.
Adeleye, who is also Chairman of the Southwest Amotekun Commanders, appreciated the officers and men of the corps for their unrelenting efforts, saying: “We have met all the governors and all of them have shown their solidarity to the people of Ondo State.
“All the corps commanders travelled all the way from their various states today; that’s the essence of the five-kilometre walk we embarked on today. The good work he (Akeredolu) did, mainly in the security system in Southwest, is worth mentioning.
“We all knew what the security situation was before the creation of Amotekun about three years ago and we are living testimony of the fact that security in the Southwest has greatly improved.
“We are resolute in continuing the good work that he started. That’s our own contribution in immortalising him as our great leader.
“Akeredolu was resolute and sincere at making sure that Amotekun corps became a reality.”
Also speaking, Oyo State Corps Commander, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (rtd), said Amotekun would continue to operate.
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