• Monarchs hail Oyebanji for quality leadership
Traditional rulers in Ekiti State under the aegis of Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers have called on the Federal Government to deploy more security personnel in Ekiti, to beef up security in the state.
The traditional rulers, who said the state is under-policed, demanded that the state government should empower them with adequate resources to police and secure their domains, to complement the efforts of the security agencies.
These were part of the decisions reached by the monarchs in a meeting with Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji at the State Traditional Council Chamber, Ado-Ekiti yesterday.
The meeting, which was at the instance of the governor to review security situation in the state and get the input of the obas, was attended by heads of security agencies and the Commander of Amotekun Corps in the state.
Governor Oyebanji in his remarks at the opening session of the meeting, which was held behind closed doors, conveyed the condolence message of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the traditional rulers, who lost two of their colleagues –The Onimojo of Imojo Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola and the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsakin, in the Monday attack by some gunmen.
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The governor told the monarchs that investigations into the killings of their colleagues had begun, urging them to cooperate with the security agencies in the course of the investigations.
He also told them to come up with an implementable road map for securing their localities, in line with government’s plan to get the local institution play some roles in safety and security of the environment.
“I know that this is a very sad moment for all of us. On behalf of the government of Ekiti State and the President of the Federation, I extend my condolences to all traditional rulers. Mr. President asked me to personally express his condolences to all of us and he has given me his message for our royal fathers, he said, I should tell you that we are in this together. He said I should make a commitment that those behind this will be fished out as soon as possible. And he said I should also tell you that the children that were abducted, by the special grace of God, will be back home unhurt.”
Briefing reporters on the communique reached at the end of the stakeholders’ meeting, the Chairman, Ekiti Council of Traditional Rulers and the Olojudo of Ido Ekiti, Oba Ayorinde Ilori Faboro, commiserated with the bereaved families and communities of the late Oba Samuel Olusola Olatunji, the Olumojo of Imojo-Ekiti and Oba David Ogunsakin, the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti and the abducted school children and teachers in Emure-Ekiti.
The traditional rulers commended Governor Oyebanji for providing quality leadership “at this critical time” and urged him to remain focused.