MEDIA RELEASE
AMOTEKUN CORPS: ONDO NUJ HAILS GOV. AIYEDATIWA FOR REAPPOINTING AKOGUN ADELEYE
……Says It’s the Best Decision to further Secure Ondo State.
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ), Ondo State Council, has congratulated award-winning Akogun Adetunji Adeleye on his reappointment as the Commander of the Ondo State Security Network Agency codenamed AMOTEKUN Corps by Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa.
In a Press Release issued by the State Chairman of the Union, Prince ‘Leke Adegbite and he State Secretary, Comrade Olaoluwa Meshack, Ondo NUJ described the step by the Governor to renew the tenure of Akogun Adeleye as commendable, lawfully appropriate and publicly felicitous.
The Pen Professionals Body notes that considering how Ondo Amotekun Corps under Akogun Adeleye has been protecting the people of the state against criminal elements especially in the forests, highways and farms, it is normal to applaud Governor Aiyedatiwa’s action.
Ondo NUJ says, “this is unarguably one of the best decisions of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s administration, as the reappointment of Akogun Adetunji Adeleye will not only Consolidate strong structure of Ondo Amotekun Corps established over four years ago, it will also send a powerful signal that Ondo State still remains no go area for criminal elements.
“No doubt that Amotekun corps in Ondo State is a shining example and should be a template in which State/Community Policing should be legally established in the Nation’s Constitution.
“It is our belief that Ondo Amotekun Corps will continue to work harmoniously with other Security agencies such as the Police, Armed Forces, DSS, NSCDC, and others to achieve set goals.”
While applauding Governor Aiyedatiwa for showing unprecedented commitment to sustain Amotekun Corps, one of the legacies of his former principal, late Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, Ondo NUJ encourages the State Government to prioritize adequate funding of the security outfit.
….E-issued: Ondo NUJ Secretariat.
3rd October, 2024.
