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Governor Seyi Makinde’s
Remarks at the Official Flag-Off
of the Asphaltic
Reconstruction/Rehabilitation/
Expansion of the Ibadan-Iwo-
Osogbo Road
Today, I want to talk to you about the word
“revolution”. I know, when people hear the
word revolution, they often think of bloody
wars that lead to change in a political order. Well,
don't be alarmed, I am not here to preach violence.
Rather, I am here to talk about a different kind of
revolution that is happening in the south west of
Nigeria but ably led by my brother, Governor Oyetola
and myself.
You know, revolutions always bring to birth a new
order, a new way of doing things. And so, the
revolution in the south west has led to us changing the
former ways of doing things. In the past, every state
used to mind their own business and operate in their
own little corners. But with this new way of doing
things, we are pursuing collaborations with our sister
states.
When we just came in, we started on this path with
one of the biggest collaborations in the history of
south west states. We all came together and decided
on creating the Western Nigeria Security Network
code named Amotekun. And in 2020, we
operationalised the Oyo-Amotekun. As I have said on
many occasions, our people cannot imagine life
without Amotekun.
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