Oyo State Government Evacuates Beggars To Akinyele Resettlement Center
Oyo State Government has began the evacuation of beggars from shanties in Ibadan, the state capital, to Akinyele resettlement centre in the state.
In a statement released on Tuesday by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor, Taiwo Adisa, it was noted that while the evacuation process began months ago, the relocation of the beggars formally started on Tuesday morning.
The beggars moved from their shanties on Jemibewon Road, Sabo area of Ibadan to the newly built Akinyele Resettlement Centre, which was earlier toured by Arewa community leaders, and representatives of the beggars on Saturday.
Adisa also revealed in the statement that “the State’s Commissioner for Environment, Barrister Idowu Oyeleke, who led the first set of evacuees to Akinyele, said that the new site is fitted with social amenities including schools, hospitals, and recreation centres.”
Aside from the ministry of environment, other ministries involved in the exercise include Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Information, Culture and Tourism, Local and Chieftaincy Matters as well as the Office of the Executive Secretary, Oyo State Security Trust Fund.
The CPS stated that the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde began the evacuation of beggars in October 2019 when about 48 street children, beggars and others were taken out of the streets to rehabilitation centres in the state capital.
