The Unity Party of Nigeria in Ondo State has described the security situation of the state as worrisome and disturbing .
The party , therefore , urges the governor of the state, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu , to strengthen the security apparatus to ensure the safety of lives and properties in the state .
The state Chairman of UPN , Mr Rotimi Boboye , stated this while speaking shortly after the party ’s state working committee meeting on Saturday , in Akure .
“ We had a meeting today to review the political situation in our dear state and how UPN could be moved forward .
“ We also talked about the worrisome security situation in the state , especially in Akure, the state capital.
“ There is a place called Ijoka in Akure metropolis where bandits do carry out their nefarious activities without being checked .
“ Just this week , a professor from one of the state- owned universities was kidnapped and his dead body was later found . Up till now , nobody has been arrested ,” he stated .
According to him, there is no guarantee of safety for the people of the state , adding that provision of security is one of the constitutional obligations of any governor .
“ There are security votes for governors, but we don ’t know how judiciously are they being spent by them . If they are being judiciously spent, we believe that security lapses would have been taken care of in the country .
“ So, we want to appeal to the governor to address the issue of insecurity and increase his efforts so that people can sleep with two eyes closed, ” Boboye said.
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