Security

The chairman Nigeria governors forum and the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi says the task of tackling insecurity requires strategy on intelligence than the use of conventional military warfare tactics .

Governor fayemi said this during the annual birthday of Special Adviser on strategy and political matters to the Oyo state governor, Babatunde Oduyoye held at the International conference center, University of Ibadan.

Delivering a lectue entitled: Security and National Unity in Difficulties Times, Fayemi noted that if federal government is to tackle the security challenges confronting the country, it must be prepared to declare bandits, terrorists and kidnappers as criminals regardless of their geographical region.

The chairman Nigeria governors forum added that the south-west governor’s would synergy to gather intelligence that would be of benefits in stemming the tide of criminality and brigandage in the region.

In his address, the Co- chairman of the event, former senate president, Adolphus Wabara said the federal government government needed the decentralization of the over-centralized security apparatus.

Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde describe Mr Babatunde Oduyoye, as a unifier who always demonstrate commitment to any course he believed in to the point of success.

Iyabo Adebisi

Yoruba

Oludamọ̀ràn pàtàkì lórí ètò gbogbo àti on tonise pẹ̀lú òsèlú fún Gómìnà Seyi Makinde tipínlè Ọ̀yọ́, Ogbeni Babatunde Oduyoye sọ pé ìwé tí wọ́n ní Alakoso lóri ọ̀rọ̀ ètò idajọ nílè yíì Abubakar Malami ko lórí ọ̀rọ̀ ìjọba ìbílè ńipinle Ọ̀yọ́ ni kò yẹ kọ́kọ́, nítorípé ọ̀rọ̀ náà ti wà nílé ẹjọ́.

Nínú atejade èyí tí Ógbéni Oduyoye fisita sọ pé niwon gba ti ọ̀rọ̀ ohùn ti wà níwájú ilé ẹjọ́ ìrètí wa pé kò yẹ kí enikeni tún gbé ìgbéṣe lórí rè mọ lábé òfin.

Ó ṣàlàyé síwájú pé, ìwé tí wọ́n ní ó jáde láti ofisi adajo àgbà nílè yíì Abubakar Malami ló sese kó dá ìkùnsínú sílè ńipinle yi. 

Atejade náà wá ro gbogbo àwọn tọrọ náà kàn nìdí ètò ìjọba láti kiyesara lórí on tí wọ́n yọ má sọ notoripe ọ̀rọ̀ ohùn wa níwájú ilé ẹjọ́. 

Kẹmi Ogunkọla/Iyabọ Adebisi