Some Beggars who besieged the NUJ Secretariat in Kaduna on Monday said they had used proceeds from begging to facilitate the election of Governor El Rufai of Kaduna State and promised to bring down his government should he insist on stopping them from begging -  their means of livelihood.

They said the governor had not provided any alternative to them.

Addressing the Press in Kaduna under the aegis of Kaduna State  Beggars Association, the beggars said if they knew that El Rufai would stop them from begging and would show no care about their welfare afterwards, they would never have voted him in.

The leader of the group, Mallam Yahaya Makaho, a visually challenged person who spoke on behalf of the group said: [b]“I want to swear on my honour that I personally used my proceeds from begging to canvass for the support of El Rufai. I used my money to mobilise for his support, both on the streets and where I usually teach my students, and I am not alone in my group that made that sacrifice.

“We decided to support El Rufai, because we were tired of the then governor, (Mukhtar Ramalan Yero) who did not show any regards for our survival.

We worked hard, spent money and prayed and God heard or prayers and brought down Yero.

“Now, it would appear that we made a mistake. The new governor wants to bring us down.

“He does not want us to live. He has chased us out of the streets and has made no alternative arrangement for our survival.

“Look, some of us here have between three and four wives and many children.

“How can you lock up such a man, who must resort to begging because he has found himself incapable of doing any other thing?

“We are asking the governor to rescind this decision now or find ways to meet our basic needs.

“If he refuses to heed this demand, we shall make sure we bring down his government.”[/b]

It could be recalled that Mallam El Rufai stopped street begging, saying he would provide an abode for them where they would stay rather than them begging on the street.

He also maintained that beggars and hawkers are used by terrorists to innocently courier bombs for them.

http://dailyindependentnig.com/2015/07/well-bring-el-rufais-govt-beggars-warn/

lol these people won't stop being jocular..they wanna take this beggin of a thing to another level.hahahaha PLEASE El-rufai heck to your children cry o

Lolz

Beggars revolt

What marvels me is how the northerners like and prefer begging to other means of livelihood. That is the extent to which these politicians have impoverished their people. Even beggars now have association and it is all in the north, soon to be converted to boko haram to fight el-rofey

This is serious o!

El-rufai better empower these people fast with something tangible now that he has stopped them from sourcing for livelihood on the street.

almajeris

A beggar has no choice.

This shows how lawless some nigerians have become......beggers intimidating a sitting governor

what happens in North shud stay in d NuT

nnachukz:
What marvels me is how the northerners like and prefer begging to other means of livelihood. That is the extent to which these politicians have impoverished their people. Even beggars now have association and it is all in the north, soon to be converted to boko haram to fight el-rofey

other means of livelihood like doing drugs, "yahoo" and money rituals right?

TRADELYN:
A beggar has no choice.

not in this case

This one strong oo...eleyi gidigan



I gave up when I read 'some of us have 3 or 4 wives and many children

You can only bring down a man who has shame and dignity but this man doesn't. He doesn't also have ethics of doing things. Check out his history when he was in charge of FCT, if the big men couldn't bring him down I doubt if you can. But in as much as I don't really like him, you can't take away the fact that he's going to do well in that state, atleast better than his predecessors. He's intelligent and ruthless. So the best for the beggars now is to relocate to Lagos and PH as usual to continue their trade since they have sworn never to work but to feed from other people's sweats.( N/B: this excludes the physically challenged).

Democracy: Truly giving voice to the voiceless. Am surprised that even beggars now have the power to issue threats to a sitting governor.

This just keeps getting better and better.

brainpower:
You can only bring down a man who has shame and dignity but this man doesn't. He doesn't also have ethics of doing things. Check out his history when he was in charge of FCT, if the big men couldn't bring him down I doubt if you can. But in as much as I don't really like him, you can't take away the fact that he's going to do well in that state, atleast better than his predecessors. He's intelligent and ruthless. So the best for the beggars now is to relocate to Lagos and PH as usual to continue their trade since they have sworn never to work but to feed from other people's sweats.( N/B: this excludes the physically challenged).

Guy i taya for you oo,dont we have enough beggars on the streets of lagos already?.they should relocate to borno or yola

Lanretoye:

Guy i taya for you oo,dont we have enough beggars on the streets of lagos already?.they should relocate to borno or yola

Lolz. Bros no vex. Me self we don tire for PH too but these are the most lucrative place for them.

Ok

nnachukz:
What marvels me is how the northerners like and prefer begging to other means of livelihood. That is the extent to which these politicians have impoverished their people. Even beggars now have association and it is all in the north, soon to be converted to boko haram to fight el-rofey

ethnic bigot

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JEGA01:
ethnic bigot

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I wanna comment but what

ERODEDEAST:
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Another bigot

Lanretoye:

Guy i taya for you oo,dont we have enough beggars on the streets of lagos already?.they should relocate to borno or yola

hahaha....borno? those beggars no want die o.

na human being them be too.


i think they make more profits in lag and ph than kaduna. borno na net loss for them oooo

ERODEDEAST:
Boko sympathiser sighted, You can now move on.

hypocrite! Who is more of a boko sympathizer between me and you(who celebrates whenever you hear that boko haram is winning)?

Imagine the effrontery when did these beggers start threating a sitting governor....Them don chop belle full that is why.

If i were El Rufia...i will start taxing them seems they have so much money now and they dont know what to do with it.

Imagine they just sit down and do nothing and just beg people working hard for their own cash.

Jonathan was trying to keep them off-begging with his Almajiri school project but the Almajiri People's Congress led by Buhari insists on maintaining status quo. El Rufai must allow these beggars be. They are stakeholders in Kaduna state.


Sai Beggars

ERODEDEAST:
@JEGA01, what ll yu kall this,

FG stop killing Boko Haram Members - Buhari

Attack on Boko Haram is Attack to the North - Buhari


We (Boko Haram) are wining the war - Buhari


Buhari as a president of Nigeria is a DISASTER to AFRICA.

I ll call it stupidity on your part. Edi0t

barcanista:
Jonathan was trying to keep them off-begging with his Almajiri school project but the Almajiri People's Congress led by Buhari insists on maintaining status quo. El Rufai must allow these beggars be. They are stakeholders in Kaduna state.


Sai Beggars

ok the congress must be