By Samuel Sunday
The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Dare Ogundare, has called on the entire people of the State to disregard the misleading information regarding the security situation of the State which the Federation of Ekiti State Student’s Union (FESSU) claimed informed their decision to Change the venue of their National Congress from Ekiti to Kwara State.
Statement by the PPRO of Ekiti State, DSP Abutu Sunday says, Police in the State would continue to work assiduously with other security agencies and relevant stakeholders to ensure that the peaceful atmosphere currently being enjoyed in the State is sustained.
The statement has it that the attention of Ekiti State Police Command has been drawn to a correspondence released by the Federation of Ekiti State Student’s Union (FESSU) National body notifying their members of a change of venue for their National Congress from Ekiti State to Kwara State due to an observed security situation.
“The Command is not moved by this false, ill-conceived, unreasonable, politically motivated and selfish statement, as it is evident through available records that Ekiti State remains one of the safest States in the country till date. The statement stated.
It would be recalled that sometime in August, 2023, the president of the same Union (FESSU), Mr. Abel Adewale Ajibade, in company of some of his executives paid a courtesy visit to the Ekiti State Commissioner of Police in his office where he gave so much accolades to the CP and the entire Command for the dogged and effective policing that has kept Ekiti State peaceful and safe.
“The President however, expressed their anger concerning how the Ekiti State Government has not been responding to their financial and other extraneous demands to support their members. He further stated that their members will embark on street protest or find alternative means of getting the attention of the State Government if nothing is done concerning their spurious and unrealistic demands. The Commissioner advised the team not to take laws into their hands rather, they should go through the right channel if they think they have a genuine case.
“It is therefore most ridiculous and patently mischievous for the architects of this falsehood to think this is the best way to get the attention of the government, not considering the negative implications it will have on the citizens and the entire State. The state will not in anyway succumb to cheap blackmail”.
The Command wishes to reiterate that the State is safe and never under any security threat as claimed by the organisers of this year’s FESSU National Congress.