The governor of Anambra state, Prof Charles Soludo has promised to renew payment of salary to local viligantees and support from Ihiala community to end cultism in the local government.
The governor in a meeting with the traditional rulers and president general of 179 communities in Anambra state at Anambra international conference center promised community leaders to restart the payment of the local viligantee after they have been recertified by the leadership of the community. He added that the state government has spent huge financial resources in tackling cultism and insecurities in Ihiala LGA more than any community in Anambra state
The governor called for more public private partnership in building roads and other community projects in other to bring development to the people.
The governor charged viligantee commanders to ensure they live in the community where they control and not outside the community.The governor equally promised to tackle environmental menace ravaging the state.
Speaking at the meeting, the traditional ruler of Onitsha HM Igwe Achebe, charged the community leaders to ensure that they work in synergy to improve security in their domain.
The meeting had in meeting Asatu leadership and other senior government officials.
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Background
In a recent meeting in Awka in February, during a meeting with the state’s traditional rulers and president-generals of communities, Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, alleged that some of the state vigilante operatives work hand-in-hand with criminals in the communities, hence sabotaging the government’s efforts to tackle insecurity.
Soludo accused the personnel of the state-based security outfit of entering into a covenant with some criminal elements, adding that the situation has made the criminals infiltrate the ranks of the security outfit.
Soludo said the development was why he had yet to sign the monthly payments of the vigilante operativest. He vowed to hold the traditional rulers and presidents-general accountable if the vigilante operatives in their communities misbehave.
However, with the latest development, it appears community vigilante service is about to get a boost.
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