Alignment Of Amotekun Agenda To Religion And Ethnicity Is Preposterous – Oyetola

The raging debate over the launch of the South West Security Network otherwise known as Amotekun is no doubt healthy and a welcome development.

Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola in a statement by the his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan on Wednesday stressed that politicising it on the altar of religion and ethnicity will be unhealthy, dangerous and counter productive.

He noted that Amotekun is a collective response by the South West region to the spate of armed banditry, rape, kidnapping, and other violent crimes that suddenly became a past time in the South West.

“To therefore claim that it is an agenda against a particular faith or adherents of a particular religion is not only preposterous, but also in bad taste.

“Kidnapping, rape and armed banditry have no religion and know no tribe or ethnicity. For the records, no recruitment has been carried out so far, especially in our dear State of Osun.

“So, rather than constitute ourselves into opposing a project we all clamoured for in response to existential threats for which some of the governors in the region have been called out and vilified in the past.”

He called on the governors to rally support for Amotekun by coming up with strategies to fine-tune it with a view to bridging any communication gap between the Federal Government and the South West Governors.

“Section 14 (2) (b) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) is clear that the security of life and property of citizens as well as their welfare is the primary purpose and responsibility of government, be it state or federal.”

Oyetola further said the state is committed to protecting its citizens and every reasonable and responsible Osun indigene must join the collective resolve as a government to protect citizens and their property.