ONDO WILL ONLY SPEND N3.2 BILLION ON SECURITY EQUIPMENT FOR AMOTEKUN AND OTHERS DUE TO INSECURITY.

This year, a total of N3.2 billion will be spent on security, according to the Ondo government.

This was stated by the state’s commissioner for economic planning and budget, Mr. Emmanuel Igbasan, on January 9 in Akure while presenting the 2023 budget analysis to reporters. He claimed that N2 billion had been set aside to buy security equipment for the Amotekun, also known as the Ondo State Security Network Agency.

Remember that on December 5, 2022, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu presented the state House of Assembly with a total budget proposal of N272.73 billion; however, the lawmakers passed N275.98 billion, which he signed into law in December.

Igbasan claims that “Provision of security hardware for Amotekun, N2 billion; procurement of security vehicles, N 500 million; provision of security equipment/infrastructure, N 700 million; and purchase of 10 motorcycles for bailiff and security personnel and other courts’ staff, N 5 million.”