The Edo chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday blamed the alarming increase in the population of destitute, beggars, lunatics and children roaming the streets of Benin on the collapse of Edo rehabilitation facilities.

Retired Col. David Imuse, Chairman of the state Caretaker Committee of the party, said this in a statement issued by the state Assistant Publicity Secretary, Mr Victor Osehobo.

According to him, the facilities had suffered official neglect and poor funding by the Gov. Obaseki-led PDP government.

The statement, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin, said the menace particularly witnessed an upsurge with the absence of a functional Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development.

Imuse argued that another factor was failure on the part of the Obaseki government to articulate a realistic policy necessaryto regularly rid the streets of such deranged people.

The destitute, the statement added that apart from being innocent nuisance by soliciting for alms, posed threat to public peace.

“The unending infighting in the PDP government led by Mr Obaseki, which has deprived the state of a cabinet of civil commissioners and special advisers, has not helped matters.

“Forget the claims by the government about its so-called benevolence to healthy citizens, even in the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, don’t these people also need government attention in the area of clothing, feeding and healthcare?

“Only a people-centered government knows that it has a duty to periodically organise a massive exercise to get these people off the streets,” the statement quoted the chairman as saying.

The statement noted that such moves would also help in strengthening the already precarious security situation in the state.

He, however, called on the Edo government to as a matter of priority remove these people from the streets, by providing adequate funds for the rehabilitation centres to give them needed care and rehabilitation after which they can be released to their relations.

Meanwhile, the state government is yet to react to the allegations of rising destitute, political will and funding for social welfare.

matm:
And a couple is giving birth to six kids.Go to d hospitals there and see d number of babies born each day.A man dt lives in rented one room with no house at home already has 5 kids with d wife pregnant for d sixth.20 years from now when these kids we are bearing without consideration for food,land and housing will grow,and d Nigeria will see what poverty,crime and destitution is.Bur d ignorant will always say it's God's gift.

thatsleepboy1:



https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/03/edo-apc-decries-increasing-destitutes-on-benin-streets/

Sonnobax15:

Despite the numerous bombers that Edo has always been known for producing, still,the rate at which poverty dey smell for every street dey alarming..

I witnessed it sometime last year when I paid my friend a visit at benin precisely.....As a matter of fact, laziness be like job opportunity for benin...

You go see fine young boy wey go bath finish for morning stroll come meet you just to come beg you money.. Immediately you give am finish,he go go back to house go chill

Sonnobax15:

Despite the numerous bombers that Edo has always been known for producing, still,the rate at which poverty dey smell for every street dey alarming..

I witnessed it sometime last year when I paid my friend a visit at benin precisely.....As a matter of fact, laziness be like job opportunity for benin...

You go see fine young boy wey go bath finish for morning stroll come meet you just to come beg you money.. Immediately you give am finish,he go go back to house go chill