Oyo to buy N832m vehicles for security agencies

The Oyo State Executive Council has approved N832.6m for the procurement of 100 units of vehicles for security agencies in the state.

The state’s Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Wasiu Olatubosun, made this known at the end of the council’s meeting in Ibadan on Tuesday.

Olatubosun, who said 100 units of KIA Rio 1.4 executive automatic transmission vehicles would be purchased, stressed that adequate security was paramount in the programmes of the Seyi Makinde administration.

He said the resolve to procure vehicles to enhance the performance of the security agencies was in accordance with the campaign promise of the governor.

The commissioner said it became necessary to make provision for the vehicular movement of the security operatives round the nooks and crannies of the state.

Olatubosun also said the council approved the distribution of exercise books for pupils and students in public primary and secondary schools. (NAN)