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AMOTEKUN: A Medley of Feats, Challenges Two Years After

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It has been almost two years since the Southwest regional security outfit code-named Amotekun commenced operation. In this report, Southwest Bureau Chief BISI OLADELE, YINKA ADENIRAN (Ibadan), ERNEST NWOKOLO (Abeokuta), TOBA ADEDEJI (Osogbo), OSAGIE OTABOR (Akure), OYEBOLA OWOLABI (Ikeja), and RASAQ IBRAHIM (Ado-Ekiti) assess the outfit’s effectiveness in achieving its set goals. The question that …

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DAWN Commission Warns Against Setting Southwest on Fire

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…no country survives two civil wars …the crisis in the country is a sign of frustration and pent-up anger Southwest produces the highest GDP in the country. If Southwest fails, the whole country will fail The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission has warned against pushing Nigeria into precipice, saying no country survives two …

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OPEN-GRAZING BAN: DAWN Backs Southwest Governors

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New Ideas to Transform Cattle Business Coming DAWN backs Southwest Governors on open ban of open grazing, says regional reorganization of cattle business coming The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission on Monday threw its weight behind the decision of South West governors to ban open grazing in the region, disclosing that a reorganization …

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How Mischief-Makers Tried to Rubbish Amotekun – Seye Oyeleye, DG DAWN Commission

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…Government will get life, medical insurance policies for Amotekun personnel…The Southwest Governors have executive powers, which they exercised in setting up ÀMỌ̀TẸ́KÙN. The legal framework that the Federal Government was demanding is already embedded in the constitution. …Our Governors are already working with the legislative houses in the Southwest States in ensuring that ÀMỌ̀TẸ́KÙN be …

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INTERVIEW: How Amotekun will be Funded — DAWN Commission

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Adetayo Adeleke-Adedoyin is the Head of Special Projects at the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, also known as the DAWN Commission. The commission played an integral role in the formation of the South-west regional security outfit recently launched. The commission is also the coordinating agency at the regional level. In this interview, he spoke to …

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ÀMỌ̀TẸ́KÙN Will Serve All Ethnic Groups ― DG Dawn Commission

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…it is mischievous to tag outfit as Yoruba police “Insecurity is not our way of life in the southwest. This is the region that has been exposed to the outside world for about 700 years ago. …in the western region not only Yoruba live here. Every region lives here because we are an accommodating region. …

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Despite Challenges Southwest is Where to Live, Work, Invest

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The Southwest region has been prominent in the news in recent times for the wrong reasons such as rising cases of kidnapping, robbery and armed banditry. In this interview with select reporters, the Director-General (DG), Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission, Mr. Seye Oyeleye, examines the raging issues of insecurity, the clogs in the …

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