Makinde Holds Overnight Consultative Meeting In Ibarapa

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• In his bid to find a lasting solution to the security challenges in Ibarapa Zone of Oyo State, Gov. Seyi Makinde on Sunday held an overnight meeting with selected stakeholders, local government chairs and other political office holders from the zone.

A statement issued on Monday in Ibadan by Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, indicated that the meeting held at Igbo-Ora.

Those who attended the meeting were community leaders, council chairpersons and political office holders from Ibarapa Central, Ibarapa East and Ibarapa North.

According to the statement, Makinde who asserted that the problems of insecurity in Ibarapa land needed to be tackled collectively, stressed that his visit to the zone would enable him to find lasting solutions to the lingering insecurity issues in the area.

The governor informed the people that the his government had approved the setting up of a Peace and Security Committee at the local government level, adding that other security measures to ensure peace in the area would also be put in place.

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He also disclosed that the government had directed the immediate take-off of an identity management programme “to enable it to know who-is-who in the communities.

“For me, the take-home from the interaction is that it is a collective problem and I can see the commitment from everybody to find a solution to this.

“And, at least, I am quite glad that some of the initiatives that the government is trying to put in place to stem insecurity are coming to fruition.

“We will ensure that our identity management programme takes off as quickly as possible.

The statement further indicated that Makinde commiserated with families who lost their members to the security crisis in the area.

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