A former Deputy Governor of Ondo State and Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2024 Governorship election in Ondo state, Hon Agboola Ajayi has called on lawmakers in the Ondo State House of Assembly to amend the laws setting up the Ondo State Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps in order to make the security agency more effective.
Agboola Ajayi made this known in Akure at the 60th birthday celebration of a former minority leader of the state House of Assembly, Hon Rasheed Elegbeleye.
He said the amendment of the Amotekun law would enable the security outfit to accommodate Forest Guards as part of its effort to tackle insecurity which will make it more efficient to tackle insecurity in the state.
While noting efforts by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the proposed establishment of Forest Guards to check insecurity in the country, Ajayi stated that the primary duty of any government was the protection of lives and property.
He tasked Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to rise to the challenge of making sure that people are free to live in the state without fear of being killed or kidnapped.
He said “The insecurity rate is not acceptable to citizens of Ondo State. The primary objective of every government is to protect lives and property. The Speaker and his colleagues should do everything possible to amend the existing law.
“I canvassed during our Governorship campaign in Ondo State for the need to have a unit known as the Forest Guard. I was particularly happy when I heard that the president spoke along those lines a few days ago.
“There is a need for a law that will equip the Forest Guard with sophisticated weapons. They should do it with the approval of the National Security Adviser.”
