dozai: Whoever raised this topic is lying big time. I live very close to slaughter. Telling u these beggars still lined up on the bridge as usual. Which time were they sent home. Same thing at artillery bus stop.

nayef: Why do people who can't take care of themselves keep having babies! I don't get it..

olivertwist: It's there any state in the country without destitutes, lunatics, disable people etc

What is the Federal govt, House of Assembly(legislators) and Judiciary doing to help these sets of vulnerable people in our society?

Until we are serious and start helping these people especially those with mental & physical disabilities, we'll continue to have them on our streets cos they've got no other way to survive than begging.

Until each state govt take this issue seriously, they'll continue to get embarassed daily.

Is it not surprising that all of our legislators, judiciary and even our president are all playing the 'ostrich' with all the noise coming from our Igbo brothers? They all know how sensitive the issue is hence, they all kept mute as long as it's not affecting their own benefits/allowances.

These are the people that collect all the allowances and benefits you can think of in the world as politicians but they refuse to make a provision for those that can't even work. Where's even the work we are talking about?

The solution is that each local govt should pay these vulnerable people some kind of monthly disability benefit, starting from those without arms and legs.

naptu2:

The Lagos State Government is building skills acquisition centres, providing loans and mortgage facilities, building destitutes homes and hospitals, establishing farms and helping the homeless to establish farms and repatriating those that want to return to their home states.

olivertwist:

Ofcourse I know bro. Imagine if every state is as serious as LASG about this issue.

]“Most of the beggars are from neighbouring states and I can assure you that they will be removed from the streets and repatriated back to their respective states,” she said.

Italiano1: Is this true? Any link?

Iykopee: some people are seeking for all means to crucify the igbos... i stay in PH and such an exercise isnt ongoin... And i must say that, beggars in PH are mainly hausa people and people from Niger republic.. Nobody shud take the selfish and embedded lying op seriously. Pls dont drag my governor into ur feud with igbo people... Shameless oily soup eaters.

naptu2:

True. In fact all the bickering that's been going on is rather unfortunate. This should have served as an opportunity to have a national policy on the welfare of these people. We could have laid down protocols that govern the repatriation of these people, federal aid to states that have welfare programmes in place, etc.

nayef: Why do people who can't take care of themselves keep having babies! I don't get it..

olaheavy:
By the above, at least we know those tribes that are Rivers state's neighbors; they are the Biafrans - mainly the parasitic Ibos!
Now, where is the useless MASSOB? Where are those unfortunate, chest-pounding Ibo miscreants who were ranting emptily and threatening fire and brimstone? Why aren't they now railing on the riverine folks as they did to us Yoruba? Must you people live in Ibadan and Lagos? Why is it a must for you Ibos to live in our prosperous Western region? Why? You ought to know that we don't want you any longer. We don't like you - we never liked you! So, get the dock back to your lands in the Bight of Biafra. Na by force? You all should be ashamed of yourselves!

Samunique: Don't misunderstand this, the report says "destitude and launatic" i live in ph i'm from west, so nobody is harrasing anybody here. Thanks.

eGuerrilla:

If you have any problems with the report, I suggest you seek some form of redress from Rivers state government directly -- http://www.riversstate.gov.ng/item/1432-rsg-committed-to-rid-port-harcourt-of-destitutes.html/

Any more unsolicited attacks on my handle and I will expressly request your banishment for a period.

Iykopee:

Mister goofy, u guys make NL stink of ethnicity and hatred. Ur broda wants to justify the action of his governor by roping amaechi in... U sounded like a derailed baaing goat. Come to Rivers state and see for urself the very tribe that constitutes large proportion of the beggars...u must be a preposterous dolt.

naptu2:

I've already reported him.

naptu2:

The Lagos State Government is building skills acquisition centres, providing loans and mortgage facilities, building destitutes homes and hospitals, establishing farms and helping the homeless to establish farms and repatriating those that want to return to their home states.

londoner:

To be honest, I wonder if they are getting rid of destitutes from other places, so that only destitute lagosians or Yorubas can take advantage of those skills aquisition centres, once built.