Aiyedatiwa also appreciated Amotekun for protecting lives and properties of citizens in the Southwest zone
By Kehinde Okeowo
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has assured the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps that the outfit will continue to enjoy support under his government.
He gave the assurance on Thursday after officers and men of the corps staged a five km walk from the Cathedral area to the Governor’s office in Akure, the state capital in honour of the late governor of the state, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
Addressing Amotekun commanders of the five South West states of Ekiti, Oyo, Osun, Ogun, and Ondo, who partook in the walk, Aiyedatiwa said the governors of the south-west zone will continue to work together to ensure the continuity of the security outfit.
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He went on to appreciate the corps for protecting lives and properties of citizens in the zone, noting that their activities over the years in protecting the people could not be overemphasized.
“I can assure you that Amotekun will be sustained because of its role in society.
He said: “Because the security of lives and properties of the people of the south-west zone is very important to us, we will use whatever is in our possession to support and sustain it”
The governor also praised the Amotekun corps commanders and their men for honouring the late Akeredolu, “whose passage was a monumental loss to the state and Amotekun as a whole.”
