Gani Adams wants S/West govs to deploy local safety gear

The Aare Ona kakanfo of Yoruba Land, Iba Gani Adams on Tuesday directed Southwest governors to engage local security organizations in securing their zone to achieve meaningful results in addressing uncertainties.

He called on the state governments of Osun, Lagos, Ogun and Ekiti to sufficiently empower local security organizations to boost their activities in the zone.

Adams, who made the indictment on Tuesday during the 2023 Oodua festival in Yoruba Holy-city, Ile-Ife Osun state, said: “All countries have their security challenges and they are exploring appropriate measures to protect themselves”.

However, he insisted that Amotekun and other local security organizations should be authorized by the government to preserve the cultural identity of the Yoruba race, which is always an honor and pride.

In his dismay, Adam said, the governors have based their revenue sources on the federal government’s allocation, which should not be

The OPC leader therefore ordered them to develop tourist centers in the southwest to regain the lost glory of the Yoruba race.

According to him “there isn’t a country that didn’t have its security challenges, they manage it and make sure that one of the sectors that brings them more money is tourism, in the southwest we are now controlling the insecurity situation and the state government should do everything possible do to protect foreign and local tourists.

“We have thousands of tourist destinations in the southwest, but our governors have not looked into that, their mindset is to raise money every month in Abuja, we cannot continue and grow like this.

“They should strengthen local organizations and the Amotekun, they will complement the efforts of the police and other governments. Security is not just about the government, all hands have to be on deck to make sure we have adequate security, so the government should definitely do that. coordination of the local organization, Amotekun and the Nigeria Police to reach a very good source.

“I think the police commissioners have their initiatives and the governor their way of solving their problems. The state of Oyo was the first state, but they boosted the Amotekun, they mobilized up to three thousand and gave them all the equipment and they are doing well in Oyo and Ondo now.

“Amotekun is doing well, but its activities are not well pronounced in Osun and Ogun states, such as Oyo and Ondo. We must use what we have to achieve what we want”.

“The reason for celebrating the Oodua festival is to seek the blessing of our ancestor and ancestor Odudua. It is also our way of preserving the cultural identity of the Yoruba race”.

“Ile-Ife is our ancestral home and the best we can do as culture promoters is to always keep in touch with Ile Ife, the source and cradle of the Yoruba race,” he added.

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