Don’t attempt to scrap Amotekun, others – Makinde warns successor

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has cautioned his successor against dismantling the Oyo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, and other agencies established by his administration. Makinde made this warning on Thursday during the inauguration of the newly constructed office complex for the Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority, OYRLEA.

The DAILY POST reports that Makinde anticipates finishing his second term in May of the following year. He expressed his concern that no successor should disband the agencies he created, which include OYRLEA, Amotekun, the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency, the Oyo State Project Performance Monitoring Agency, the Oyo State Mobilisation Agency for Socioeconomic Development, and the Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency.

Makinde clarified that these agencies were created to maintain order in the state, and any attempt to dismantle them could adversely affect the state's affairs. He emphasized that a government committed to the state's future would not consider dismantling the agencies. Makinde stated, "At the heart of good governance is the rule of law.

When people know their rights and security agencies enforce the law without bias, you have order, investors come in, and the economy improves. That is what we have experienced in Oyo State."