24th April, 2018
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State says his administration will partner with the members of the Yoruba Peoples Congress (YPC) and Non Indigenes Alliance in the state to make the state crime-free.
The governor, who also said his administration would not isolate similar groups, spoke on Tuesday in Akure when members of the associations visited him.
Represented by his deputy, Mr Agboola Ajayi, the governor commended the groups for their determination to help the state tackle crime.
He said the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and YPC share the same objective of protecting the state against criminals, adding that a chieftain of the OPC and Aare Ona Kakanfo, Otunba Gani Adams, also preaches peace.
The governor said the fight against crime must not be left to the police alone, noting that groups such as OPC and YPC all have roles to play.
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He further said the initiative of the Non Indigenes Alliance in complementing government in the fight against crime was commendable.
Earlier, the State Coordinator of YPC, Mr Victor Adegboyega, said the visit was to intimate government about the association’s objective of curbing crime.
Adegboyega, who said cases of robbery and kidnapping were becoming rampant, promised that the association would continue to offer its support in the bid to make the state crime-free.
Also speaking, the President of Non Indigenes Alliance, Mr Emmanuel Kazim, said the association was established to work with government to secure lives and properties.
He said the association made up of various ethnic groups is committed to achieving its aim of promoting security of lives and property.