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No Hiding Place For Beggars —fashola by EkoIle1: 5:16pm On Feb 16, 2013
The war against begging in Lagos rages on as Governor Babatunde Fashola has vowed to eradicate all forms of begging in the state.

The governor stated that the law against begging must be enforced to ensure that beggars were stamped out of the streets of Lagos as their activities constituted nuisance to the public and the government.
Gov. Babatunde Raji, rages war against begging in the state

Gov. Babatunde Raji, rages war against begging in the state
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Fashola, who spoke after he visited the State Remand Home and Skill Acquisition Centre, Isheri, and the premises of Eko Transport in Oshodi on Thursday, said there was no reason why people should beg for alms on the streets of Lagos when they could easily learn some vocational skills.

“When we say people shouldn’t beg on our street, we mean it. The reason is that begging is not an option here. Everyone must contribute to this economy and those who have drug problem or illness have the choice to visit our remand homes where we feed them, rehabilitate and treat them.

“So, we have provided a choice and there is a law against street begging and we will enforce it,” he stated.

The governor added that several people had been trained at the vocational centres and had become very useful to the society, stressing that those begging for alms could also make themselves available for training in order to become useful to the society as well.

He explained that the Lagos State Remand Home and Skill Acquisition Centre, Isheri was developed over the last years essentially out of nothing. This, he attributed to the hard work by the deputy governor and her team.

The governor said the Wood Work section at the centre was where a lot of the state’s school furniture and stuff were being made currently, adding that the boots worn by officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and Neighbourhood Watch were being made at the footwear centre.

“We have been to the refrigeration unit of the centre where they teach them basic refrigeration, maintenance, operational and management skills. We also saw the centre where the young ladies were making foot mats, dresses and all of that. They would move on as they finish to the African Growth Opportunities Act Centre (AGOA) in collaboration with the US Government where they can begin to export some of their work,” he said.

Fashola explained how the centre played a key role in developing skilled manpower even from among the indigent, saying that, “clearly, they are products of our technical colleges and also destitute and people with drug problems taken through rehabilitation and introduced to the Centres to learn a skill and go back and become useful members of the society.”[/b]

—Kazeem Ugbodaga

Re: No Hiding Place For Beggars —fashola by MrGlobe(m): 5:35pm On Feb 16, 2013
why wont this fashola fraudster face governance for once other than seeking cosmetic approach to solve fundermental issues. Lagos is currently listed as the worst livable city in the world but rather than tackle that or create wealth and employment, Tinubu's ball boy is busy talking reckless, deporting citizens in their country and fighting beggars. what a clown!
Re: No Hiding Place For Beggars —fashola by Tolexander: 5:42pm On Feb 16, 2013
It really makes sense like that.
There is ability in disability even from the alphabetical characters of the word. Only that some physically challenged have complicated their ability with the prefix 'dis' making them to become a nuisanse to the society.
Re: No Hiding Place For Beggars —fashola by Nobody: 5:58pm On Feb 16, 2013
Mr. Globe:
why wont this fashola fraudster face governance for once other than seeking cosmetic approach to solve fundermental issues. Lagos is currently listed as the worst livable city in the world but rather than tackle that or create wealth and employment, Tinubu's ball boy is busy talking reckless, deporting citizens in their country and fighting beggars. what a clown!

May be lagos should tax their earnings from begging.
Re: No Hiding Place For Beggars —fashola by Sibrah: 6:44pm On Feb 16, 2013
What about belt, gala, pure water and Indecency-graphy hawkers? Ehn!! Fashola abeg make finish the cleaning up wellu oh maybe other Nigerian will be forced to atleast follow your footsteps.
Re: No Hiding Place For Beggars —fashola by Akshow: 7:00pm On Feb 16, 2013
Mr. Globe:
why wont this fashola fraudster face governance for once other than seeking cosmetic approach to solve fundermental issues. Lagos is currently listed as the worst livable city in the world but rather than tackle that or create wealth and employment, Tinubu's ball boy is busy talking reckless, deporting citizens in their country and fighting beggars. what a clown!
oh pls Shut da f up. Tell your families beggin in Lagos to leave Lagos Fashola says so Shikena!.
Re: No Hiding Place For Beggars —fashola by ba7man(m): 7:11pm On Feb 16, 2013
There was once i was with a White guy on his first visit to Nigeria and we were in a hold-up in a car . On sighting him, beggers of all sorts ( one armed, leprous, one legged, diseased etc) numbering like 8 swarmed the car and started begging. Thank God the windows were up. I saw the look of horror on his face and i couldn't be more embarrased. Very good development, if @ Mr Globe wants beggers in his State of origin, he should kindly state it and I'll advice Fashola to send them there since he's so concerned about their welfare.

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Re: No Hiding Place For Beggars —fashola by OurYansh: 7:36pm On Feb 16, 2013
I wonder how a Sane person can fault Fashola's approach to this matter!!

Many beggars on the street are LAZY EEDIOTS who have made a choice never to earn a kobo but to live off others while constituting a nuisance in the process..

If they can't learn a trade, then arrest and deal squarely with them!!

Lagos must be sanitised!!

If you can't cope in a sane Lagos, OFF to you F Ʊ C K I N G Village!!

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Re: No Hiding Place For Beggars —fashola by Clerverly: 7:49pm On Feb 16, 2013
Mr. Globe:
why wont this fashola fraudster face governance for once other than seeking cosmetic approach to solve fundermental issues. Lagos is currently listed as the worst livable city in the world but rather than tackle that or create wealth and employment, Tinubu's ball boy is busy talking reckless, deporting citizens in their country and fighting beggars. what a clown!

Must you criticize and politicize every action taken by the only working Governor in Nigeria It is very pathetic dear, suck it up and be counted. Between, I am an Igboman..(before you slag me off as one of the "Onye Ofe Mmanus"wink but i stand for good governance. And i know one when I see it.
Re: No Hiding Place For Beggars —fashola by naptu2: 8:00pm On Feb 16, 2013
The costumes that are used during the Lagos Carnival are also made at the skills acquisition centres (they are paid for by sponsors).

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Re: No Hiding Place For Beggars —fashola by naptu2: 8:05pm On Feb 16, 2013
naptu2: Some of the skills acquisition centres:

Epe Skill Acquisition Centre
Eredo Village, Adjacent to Eredo Local Council Development Office,

Epe, Ijebu Ode Road, Eredo Epe.               

Tel: 08056111965

Epe Skill Acquisition Centre
Igbo - Oye Village, off Epe- Ijebu-Ode Road.                                                

Tel: 08033538429                               

Ikorodu I Skill Acquisition Centre

45, Oriwu Road, Ita - Elewa, Ikorodu.    

Tel: 08023417779                               

Kosofe Skill Acquisition Centre                      

9, Folashade Ajayi Street, off Adebayo Mokuolu Street, Anthony Village.                                              

Tel: 08034721168

Lagos Island Skill Acquisition Centre            

Oja Oba Model Market Complex, Adeniji Adele Road, Lagos Island.         

Tel: 08023375408                               

Surulere Skill Acquisition Centre

Iyun Road, Beside Police Station, off Western Avenue, Hogan Bassey, Surulere.                                    

Tel: 01-8709118                                 

Ejigbo Skill Acquisition Centre

Oshodi Isolo LASTMA Compound, Ejigbo Road, Ejigbo.                                              
Tel: 08023602558                                

Mushin Skill Acquisition Centre

Olawoyin Street,
Off Layi Oyekanmi Palm Avenue,
Mushin

Millennium School Compound,         

Karimu Laka Street,                        

Tel: 08023213126                   

Amuwo-Odofin Skill Acquisition Centre

Council Development Area              

Oriade,

Ijegu

Tel: 08033486587

Shibiri Skill Acquisition Centre

Shibiri - Ekunpa Road,

Shibiri,
Ojo     

Tel: 08062476097

Badagry Skill Acquisition Centre

Marina Road, Beside Divisional Libarary,

Badagry                          

Tel: 08023045263       

Egan Skill Acquisition Centre

Egan Road, Igando Market Bus                 

Stop, off LASU Expressway.             

Tel: 08023139747/07025292805      

IBA Skill Acquisition Centre

Iba LCDA Compound,

Iba.

Tel: 08023964301                             

Ikor

Aga, Ikorodu.
Tel: 08023417779

Ibeju Lekki Skill Acquisition Centre

Orimedu Town,

Off Eleko Beach,

Ibeju Lekki

Women Development Centre

Oba-Akinjobi Road,

Pen Cinema Agege,

Isheri Rehabilitation/Skill Acquisition Centre

Opposite Sweet Sensation,

Isheri-Olowoira,

Ojodu, Berger.
Re: No Hiding Place For Beggars —fashola by yokiti: 8:25pm On Feb 16, 2013
Hope those who sees being a MOTHER of TWINS as an avenue for BEGGING on Lagos - Badagry expressway will not be left out.

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