The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has expressed frustration with the Federal Government’s refusal to utilize his group’s extensive network in addressing the country’s insecurity issues.
Speaking in Osogbo, Osun State capital, at the annual leadership retreat of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) on Thursday, Adams, who also serves as the OPC’s National Coordinator, highlighted the need for the Federal Government to permit state and local governments to develop their own security frameworks to safeguard lives and property.
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He urged governments at all levels to leverage the OPC’s established structure, which has a significant presence in numerous communities, to enhance security for the population.
“Governments at various levels have refused to take advantage of our structure to their advantage. If the government is determined to tackle insecurity and reduce it drastically, those in authority know what to do.
“Even though we have three tiers of government; the federal, state, and local governments. What that means is that each tier must have its own security. The Federal Government should have its own security, the state must have its own security and the local government must also have its own security architecture.
“Especially now that the Federal Government has fought for the local governments to have their autonomy, they have more than enough resources to have their own local government security set up,” Adams said.
