The Oyo State Executive Council has approved the sum of N59, 783, 437.50 for the take-off of the State Security Network Agency, codenamed ‘Operation Amotekun.’
Making this disclosure in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday, after the 19th virtual meeting of the SEC, was the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun.
The council’s approval was for the procurement of 3,000 units of uniforms, combat boots, lanyard, baseball hats, security belts and worsted socks. The
Commissioner said, “Further on the establishment of the State Security Network, codenamed ‘Operation Amotekun,’ and for effective take off of the agency, the State Executive Council has approved the procurement of 3,000 units of uniforms and accoutrements such as combat boots, lanyard, baseball hats, security belts, worsted socks, production of Amotekun and Oyo State logo for 3000 Amotekun corps to be recruited into the agency at a total sum of N59, 783, 437.50.
“The uniforms and accoutrements, which will be given to each recruited Amotekun Corp, will serve as a form of identity for the corps and will distinguish them from other security agencies in the state.”
He added that the council approved funds for the re-accreditation of Adeoyo Maternity at Yemetu in Ibadan as a full fledged teaching hospital.
The accreditation that was earlier secured by the state was withdrawn as a result of lack of necessary equipments.
Olatunbosun said the hospital would serve as residence training and gynaecology centre that would add value to the health institution. He added that the move would lead to procurement of medical equipment for the teaching hospital at the cost of Seventy-five N75,877,600.00.
“In pursuant of this lofty goal, the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria has visited Adeoyo Maternity Teaching Hospital and the team has notified the state government of their intention to give re-accreditation to Adeoyo Maternity Teaching Hospital.
“The equipment to be procured includes six hydraulic delivery beds, two theatre electronic/automatic tables and one laparoscope plus one hysteroscope. Others are one colposcope, two CTG, two ultrasound, four angle poise lamps and one bowl anaesthetic machine.
“The equipment for re-accreditation of Adeoyo Maternity Teaching Hospital at a total cost of N75,877,600.00, is expected to be ready for reaccreditation before the end of the year 2020.”
He said the state government, through the executive council, keyed into the Federal Government’s preparation for a long-term plan tagged, ‘Nigeria Agenda 2050’ and a medium-term national development plan 2021-2025, which would succeed the Vision 20:2020 and the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan 2017-2020.
This, he said, was consistent with the development process as obtained in countries like China, South Korea, India and Malaysia.
