Over 6,000 Amotekun, So-Safe personnel prepared for Ogun State police – Abiodun

“Between Amotekun and So-Safe Corps, we have over 6,000 personnel. We are ready for the Ogun State Police Command, and that will make the difference in protecting the lives and property of our people,” he stated.

The governor stated efficient safety remained elementary to financial progress and sustainable improvement, stressing that collaboration between communities and safety businesses was important to making a secure atmosphere for residents, companies and traders.

In a associated improvement, Abiodun directed the quick reconstruction of the Delabo-Ikenne Road, promising that the intervention would enhance accessibility, facilitate financial actions and strengthen connectivity throughout the group.

Speaking on the golden jubilee of Ereke Day, the governor described the 50-year milestone as a outstanding testomony to the unity, shared heritage and collective willpower of the individuals of Ikenne.

“Fifty years is very remarkable in the tradition and history of any people. It speaks to a united and common heritage, shared values and a collective determination to build a better future,” he stated.

He counseled the normal rulers and the Ikenne Traditional Council of Chiefs for his or her management, knowledge and dedication to preserving the unity of the group and selling improvement.

Abiodun additionally congratulated the individuals of Ikenne on sustaining the celebration for 5 a long time, describing it as proof of the foresight of their forefathers, the sacrifices of successive generations and the enduring energy of their communal spirit.

He famous that Ereke Day had developed past an annual cultural gathering right into a platform for mental engagement, institutional improvement, infrastructure development and the preservation of the group’s heritage.

“Ereke Day represents much more than an annual cultural gathering. It is a powerful demonstration of what a united and purposeful community can accomplish,” he added.

The governor praised the Ikenne Community Development Association for mobilising the human, mental and monetary sources of the individuals to deal with the developmental wants of the group.

He famous that whereas authorities had a duty to supply management and create an enabling atmosphere, sustainable improvement required energetic group participation and possession.

Describing Ikenne as a group of appreciable historic significance to Ogun State and Nigeria, Abiodun recalled its affiliation with outstanding nationwide figures, together with the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, and famend educationist, Dr Tai Solarin, whose contributions to schooling, democratic governance and nationwide improvement stay enduring legacies.

He stated the group’s improvement initiatives demonstrated the significance of collective motion in creating lasting belongings for current and future generations.

Abiodun disclosed that his administration had constructed and rehabilitated greater than 1,700 kilometres of roads throughout Ogun State, together with over 40 roads in Remoland, as a part of efforts to enhance connectivity, open up rural communities and stimulate financial actions.

The governor reiterated that peace and safety have been indispensable to improvement, noting that no society may obtain significant progress in an environment of insecurity.

He additionally urged younger individuals in Ikenne to shun political violence and resist makes an attempt by politicians to control them forward of the 2027 common elections.

“No political ambition is worth the peace of our community, and no temporary inducement is worth sacrificing your future,” he cautioned.

He urged the youths to embrace political maturity, patriotism and accountable civic participation, stressing that elections ought to be pushed by concepts, credible management, efficiency and issue-based engagements quite than violence, intimidation or destruction.

Abiodun additional appealed to conventional rulers, group leaders, professionals and indigenes of Ikenne within the diaspora to maintain their contributions to the event of their ancestral group.

Earlier, the Chairman of the event, Mr Kunle Soname, described Abiodun as a real son of Remoland and counseled his administration’s contributions to Ikenne, significantly the donation of a 500KVA transformer and the reconstruction of Awolowo Road, amongst different interventions.

Soname assured the governor of the continued assist of the individuals of Ikenne and Remoland for his administration.