Ekiti State Government on Wednesday said
it would install closed-circuit television cameras at strategic places
in Ado Ekiti to combat criminal activities.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on
Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Mr. Kayode Jegede, said this at a
briefing in Ado Ekiti.
Jegede said, “We will install security cameras around the town to monitor criminal activities.
“It is not to monitor the law-abiding
ones but to monitor criminals and this will assist security agencies in
doing their jobs better. The streetlights already installed and working
perfectly will also assist the cameras to capture sharp images.”
He also stated that the state government
would introduce metering system to ensure appropriate billings for
water consumption by residents of the state.
According to him, the metering system will prevent waste and ensure that consumers pay for only what they use.
Jegede, who hailed the performance of
the administration in the provision of social amenities, said the
administration had spent N14.7bn on infrastructure.
Giving a breakdown of the sum, the
commissioner noted that the state government spent N5bn on the provision
of water; N2bn on electrification projects; N7bn on legacy projects and
N700m on information and communication technology.
In a related development, the
Commissioner for Information, Mr. Tayo Ekundayo, said no fewer than
700,000 residents had benefitted from the free health services provided
by the state government.
He stated this in Oke Ayedun in Ikole Local Government of the state at a meeting organised by his ministry.
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