By Emeka Mamah
Kaduna - Kaduna State Government, yesterday, accused the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos and Niger State governments of allegedly dumping destitutes in the state.
The state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Maryam Laka Madami made this known while briefing newsmen on the rationale behind the decision of the state government to repatriate destitutes in the state to their states of origin.
The state government’s joint task force for the relocation of the destitutes in the state evacuated about 2,000 destitutes from the streets and transported them in several truckloads to their states of origin, Monday.
The destitutes were escorted by anti-riot policemen to Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Kano and Jigawa states.
Madami, however, said that the Lagos State government dumped the 65 destitutes at the Kaduna end of the Abuja-Kaduna expressway adding that some of the affected destitutes were non-natives of the state.
She further accused the FCT and the Niger State government of similarly dumping beggars in the state.
According to her, it was the action of the Lagos and Niger state governments, as well as the FCT, that forced Kaduna to send away those destitutes from its territory as the destitutes had constituted themselves into nuisance.
Citadel…… is that a code word for concentration camp?
I am sure Nigeria needs a better solution.
Joachim says:
September 19, 2009 at 10:36 amAn economist named Rev malthus said and i quote “the poor should not be given relief”i think these so called destitute are constituting nuisance in entire nation.i think a cidatel should be built for them,so they can be taken care of.
An economist named Rev malthus said and i quote “the poor should not be given relief”i think these so called destitute are constituting nuisance in entire nation.i think a cidatel should be built for them,so they can be taken care of.
I thought we were all one nation . if a man from Cross river gets a job in Bauchi he will pay his state taxes in Bauchi, surely if a destitute comes from cross rivers and is living in Bauchi i would expect the state goverment to treat him/her like any other destitute within it’s bothers. Eddy got it right, they dont care at all…where are all these so called NGO’s that were suppose to help folks like this. Nigeria is an impoverished nation with pockets of wealth…dont be fooled lets take care of our own….create a social care budget or something…
most norther governors don’t care about so called destitute. what they care about is their belly and families, marrying many wives. where will the get time to consider the destitute. don’t worry the will reap what they sowed in the here and here after.
Who are the known destitute in nigeria ? once they are identify they should be sent back to their state of origins.i believe the so called destitute are from where they are dumped.so their people [state] should take care of them and stop littering and constituting nuisance to other states who are struggling to make their states habitable for living.
The Lagos State government did not make destitute of these people. Why should they be allowed to make destitute our of Lagos State Government. All these Northern states have neglected their own citizen to the ward of Lagos State Government. In no way can it be said, that the the lagos state government should be the one to bear the burden of their welfare. Where are the Northern States Leaders? It is time to start sending them back to their respective states and resanitize Lagos states to its previous clean environment.
This issue of destitude in the streets of Nideria is something our government have never felt concern about.The government should be able to provide a place & carter for them.They are busy looting the Countries resources,keeping it for their 4th & 5th generation,which God will not allow them to see…..