At Last, Amotekun Bill Gets Ogun Exco Approval

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA
The crisis generated over the creation of South-West Network Security Agency known as Amotekun is gradually dwindling down as Ogun State Government finally approved the proposal for the creation of the security outfit.
Its approval was reached after an extensive ten hours deliberation by the State Executive Council meeting presided over by the Chairman, Governor Dapo Abiodun held at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s office, Oke Mosan secretariat, Abeokuta.
Addressing journalists at the end of the Executive Council meeting, the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of the State, Mr. Adegbolahan Adeniran said the presentation of the bill before the state council followed the earlier approval by the Attorney Generals and Commissioner of Justice of the six South-West states.
Adeniran assured that the State Amotekun Corp will be headed by a state Commandant, adding that the bill also allows for collaborative efforts between the six South-West States should the need arise.
He expressed optimism that the bill will get speedy attention from the state lawmakers so that the governor can also give the required assent in no long time.
Adeniran said: “We presented the bill for the creation of the Ogun State Security Network Agency or what many call the Amotekun Corp Bill of 2020.
“Today, the Executive Council of Ogun State met and adopted a draft as amended of a bill for a law to establish the Ogun State Security Network Agency. This agency is the agency that will comprise of the Amotekun Corp and this bill will be transmitted to the house of assembly before the end of this week,” he said. The Amotekun Security outfit had already been launched by the Governors of the South-Western states. However, it became very clear that there was a need for a legal backing for that operations.
He added: “This made all the Attorneys General of the South-West zone including Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo and Lagos state to come together with the intervention of DAWN Commission that has been piloting the process.
“We are able to have a draft model bill to be adopted by each of the state in accordance with their local circumstances and situations as the need arises.”