Ogun State ’Amotekun’ to kick off in January
The Ogun State government has announced that the Southwest Security Network codenamed ’Amotekun’, would kick off in the state this January.
The state government also announced the commencement of implementation of Residents Identification Cards, to provide a reliable database of the people living in the state.
The state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, who made these known in his New Year broadcast, added that the State Health Insurance Scheme, which had been provided with N100m seed fund, would take off in the first quarter of 2021.
Abiodun explained that the Amotekun security outfit, which would complement the efforts of existing security agencies, would be headed by a retired commissioner of police.
“Our Amotekun Security Network will also take off this month to complement the efforts of other security agencies including the community policing of the Nigeria Police. An experienced and reputable retired commissioner of police has been appointed as the commandant, and the recruitment of personnel is ongoing, ” the governor noted.
He pledged that his administration will deepen its focus on Infrastructure, Social Welfare, Education, Youth Empowerment and Job Creation and Agriculture (ISEYA Agenda) in the new year, adding that the second phase of 150 units of houses at the Prince Court Estate, Kemta, Abeokuta and other housing projects at Kobape, Sagamu, Ilaro, Ota, Ijebu-Ode and Iperu, would be completed this year.
According to him, the 2021 budget named “Budget of Recovery and Sustainability” of N338.6b he just signed, would aid his government in ensuring strategic allocation of resources to different sectors of the economy.
