The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, has promised to provide 20 new patrol vehicles, Armored Personnel Carriers and other items for the state police command to boost security in the state.
Fayose, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, said he would always support the Nigeria Police and other security agencies in tackling the security challenges in the state.
He said the government was liaising with banks to buy the APCs, adding that the state was also monitoring activities of some criminals in some parts of the state
“We are monitoring some areas where criminals such as kidnappers are using for their operation. The issue of security goes beyond leaving it for the police alone. We are going to buy 20 new patrol vehicles for the police and set up Rapid Response Team.
“Also, Armoured Personnel Carriers will be procured with the help of some banks. We have already beefed up security at Ado Prisons. A new Comptroller has been sent and we are glad that those changes were made there, as there was connivance by some people there with those who broke into the prison recently,” he said.
On water supply, the governor disclosed that rehabilitation work had commenced at various water dams across the state.
Fayose said the education sector was being re-positioned, saying technical education would be given priority, as that was necessary to produce middle level manpower and artisans for the state.
“We will revive the sector and we will rehabilitate the colleges and we are starting with the technical college in Ado-Ekiti,”he said.
He added that the state government had approved the payment of bursary and the local governments had been mandated to start paying.
He urged the people to be patient as the revenue projection of the nation was dwindling and it was affecting the state.
Fayose reiterated that he will not probe the former administration of Kayode Fayemi because the energy he will use in doing that “will be used to do better things. I am taking the necessary steps to retrieve all that have been taken away.”
