Rotimi Akeredolu, Governor of Ondo State, has lampooned the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government for allegedly approving and purchasing AK47s rifles for local security outfits in Katsina State.
The governor, who is one of the pioneers in the establishment of the Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun Corps, in Southwest states, accused the federal government of operating on double standards.
In a statement released on Thursday via his social media page, Akeredolu noted that denying Amotekun the right to legitimately bear arms is a repudiation of the basis of true federalism which they are clamouring for.
The governor stressed that holding back Amotekun from bearing arms is a deliberate destruction of the region’s agricultural sector and a threat to the lives of the citizens considering the growing activities of criminal elements.
He said: “That Katsina was able to arm its state security force, with the display of AK47 means we are pursuing one country, two systems solution to the national question.
