•••As conference of S/West Speakers visits
INDEPENDENT
IBADAN – Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has again called for the establishment of state police, noting that it has become imperative to surmount the insecurity challenges facing different parts of the country.
The governor, who maintained that the refusal of the Federal Government to approve South-West Governors’ demand to establish state police a few years ago led to the establishment of the Western Nigeria Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun, said it is important for the Federal Government to revisit the matter.
Makinde stated this on Tuesday, when he received the Conference of Speakers of State Legislators, South-West Chapter, led by its chairman and Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adeoye Aribasoye.
The speakers paid a courtesy visit to the governor in his office in Ibadan, where he appreciated them for their condolences and words of support over the January 16 explosion in Bodija, Ibadan.
The governor maintained that there is a need for collaboration and cooperation between the executive arm of government and the legislators to deliver dividends of democracy and bring development to the people.
The governor said, “I want to observe that you need to all come together irrespective of the political party that brought you into office.
