Amatekun: PFN Natl’ Dep President calls for legal framework 

The  National Deputy President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke, has called on the Southwest governors to put in place, a proper legal framework for the region’s security network tagged Amatekun.

Wale Oke who is also the Presiding Bishop of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries, Ibadan, maintained that doing this, was imperative in order to avoid the booby traps of antagonists of the Amatekun  initiative .

Throwing his weight behind the initiative, the renowned Cleric commended the governors for their foresight at ensuring the protection of lives and property of people of the region.

He stated this in a release issued by his Media Office on Tuesday in Ibadan.

“The Amalekun initiative, is a noble idea and we must commend the proponents being the South West governors.  However, it should be properly legalised by making sure Southwest Houses of Assembly, give it the needed legal teeth. This will make nonsense of any primordial sentiment and antagonism” he opined

Wale Oke allayed the fears being entertained in some quarters concerning the establishment of Amatekun security outfit in South West, pointing out that it was in tandem with the community policing philosophy of the Federal Government.

He asserted that the outfit would complement the efforts of other security agencies in the country to ensure the protection lives and property

The Bishop enjoined Nigerians to endeavour to put the country on the path of self-discovery and recovery, charging them to  hold their grounds by making it the way they want to see it work.

Meanwhile, he has commended the Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde for working assiduously towards the sustenance of peace across the state, adding that without peace, nothing meaningful could be achieved.