2021 Budget Covers Safe City Project

Source: The Guardian

Ekiti battles insecurity in 2021 budget, sets aside N1.4bn for Amotekun

The 2021 Budget for Ekiti State earmarked the sum of N1.44 billion as capital allocation for Amotekun Corps. For procurement of Drones for surveillance, a sum of N550 million has been earmarked while a total of N320 million will be spent on safety city project that was promised by Governor Fayemi and the Ekiti State Security Trust Fund received a sum of N55 million

2021: Fayemi earmarks N1.4 billion for Amotekun in Ekiti

In what could be described as a deliberate attempt in ensuring effective security of lives and property in Ekiti State, Governor Kayode Fayemi has earmarked a sum of N1.4 billion for the State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun Corps in the 2021 fiscal year.

The Governor had on December 23, 2020, assented to the budgetary provision christened “Budget of Recovery and Economic Restoration,” comprising N58.4 billion recurrent and N51.6 billion capital expenditures.

Source: Nigerian Tribune