Philanthropist and business mogul, Mr. Femi Otedola, has
once again demonstrated his generous and giving spirit by donating the sum of
N100 million to the Lagos State Security Trust Fund, making him the largest
individual
donor.
Zenith Bank took the lead for corporate donors, with its
donation of N300 million to the fund
The donors were appreciated by the Lagos State Governor, Mr.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu at an event tagged “Transformational Security’ and organised
by LSSTF at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Tuesday.
Other top corporate donors on the list include Access Bank,
First Bank, Xenon Construction Ltd and Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB). The governor
of the state, while addressing the guests present said he was happy that other
states had adopted the security trust fund idea initiated some years back, and
that this showed that the initiative is worthy of emulation.
“The present administration under my watch also introduced
new security strategies to combat security issues including making available
new equipment for our security agencies,” he said.
He went on to state that “We have revitalised security
strategies to combat security coverage in Epe and Ikorodu waterways and other
areas through a regional security outfit code-named ‘Amotekun’, to combat
banditry and kidnapping.
“Also with the ongoing road upgrades across the state I
believe that we can achieve significant improvements in security of our state.”
Chairman of LSSTF Board of Trustees Oye Hassan-Odukale, also
noted that crime fighting is mandatory and the fund will not stop promoting the
fight against crimes.
The Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) was established
12 years ago with the aim of reducing the critical deficiencies in equipment,
training and logistics of security agencies operating in Lagos.
