We must join strong forces with Governor Akeredolu to fight insecurity, ALGON Chairman, Augustine Oloruntogbe charges LG Co-Chairmen in Ondo
The Chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria in Ondo State, Hon. Oloruntogbe Augustine, has charged all the local government Chairmen in state to join strong forces with Governor Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to fight insecurity in the state.
Oloruntogbe, who is the Chairman of Akoko South West Local Government said this recently in Akure while addressing his counterparts in an interactive meeting on the way forward on Insecurity in Ondo State.
The Chair of Chair while addressing, said while each local government is making individual effort to tackle insecurity, “recent developments have shown that we must cooperate more effectively to achieve better goals”.
According to him, all the 18 local government chairmen must join strong forces with the Governor to put an end to the menace befell the state if we want peace and tranquility to reign supreme. By so doing, we will reinforce our actions and resources for a more effective response to protect our citizens and secure our common space”.
“I acknowledge that several initiatives and measures have been taken by the Governor but we the local government chairmen must be proactive and cooperate more effectively with the Governor to achieve more results”.
“We must tell the perpetrators of criminalities what we are capable of doing. We must tell them that we are resolute in our collective determinations to confront and defeat them”.
“We must announce our arrival to curtail and eradicate criminalities, kidnappings and rebel activities, killings and counter killings which however pose serious threat on the peaceful co-existence among our communities and people, as well as their livelihoods”. Oloruntogbe said.