The Ekiti State Government has disclosed its plan to procure sophisticated drones as it gears up efforts in its fight against insecurity in the state. According to the State government, the sophisticated will help boost surveillance, help expose criminal hideouts and the government insecurity problems the state has recently been faced with.
The State’s latest effort was disclosed by the State’s Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning Mr. Femi Ajayi, who over the weekend made a breakdown of the 2021 Appropriation Law, where he noted that a sum of N109.666 billion had been set aside in the states 2021 budgetary plan.
He said the state government projected N550 million to purchase the drones as part of plans to tackle armed robbery, banditry and kidnapping.
Ajayi added that N1.4 billion has been set aside to fund the Ekiti State Security Network code-named “Amotekun Corps” for the security outfit to live up to its responsibility.
He said the government budgeted N8billion for social services, covering education, health, gender empowerment, social security and other pivotal subsectors critical to the growth of the economy.
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