Oyo to integrate banks’ CCTVs into security network

By Yinka Adeniran, Ibadan

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde said yesterday that plans are underway to integrate banks’ Closed-Circuit Televisions (CCTV) into the state’s security network to improve security within and outside the banking premises.

He also said his administration will collaborate with the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) on physical development and capacity-building for the state’s relevant workforce.

Makinde gave the remarks while receiving the CIBN team led by its President, Mr. Bayo Olugbemi, who visited him in his office at the Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.

The governor lauded the efforts of the institute and the banking industry for their various contributions to the state’s development, especially toward ensuring an efficient and effective security system.

He added that his administration will continue to support the institution’s activities.

Makinde said: “It will always be my pleasure to support CIBN activities. I believe some of the things you listed, like having you contribute to the budgetary process, is on currently. We invited CIBN and even other professional bodies.

“We went round the state to have stakeholders’ engagements at the local levels and all those inputs were put together for our budget.

“On the request for the members of civil service here to take advantage of training and retraining from the institute, we will look into that. I know that one thing this administration has done is to give opportunities to our people to up their game. So, this actually fits into our efforts in that direction, and we will take advantage of that.

“We have, through the Executive Assistant on Security, tried to reach out to banks around here to install CCTV cameras and basically integrate them into our own security network.”

The governor promised to make land available for the institution to build its secretariat in Oyo State so as to allow CIBN contribute to the expansion of the economy of the state.

The CIBN President explained that the banking industry would continue to partner the state government towards achieving its goal of taking Oyo State to greater heights.

He reiterated CIBN’s readiness to collaborate with the government in organising a yearly seminar on banking and allied matters for the Oyo State Judiciary.

According to him, CIBN would leverage on its over 20 years’ experience of running similar programmes for all judges in the country, in collaboration with the National Judicial Institute.