Oyo Government Begins Evacuation of Beggars to Akinyele Resettlement Centre - Penangle | News Portal in Nigeria
Sun. Oct 6th, 2024
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Oyo State Government has commenced the evacuation of beggars from the shanties on Jemibewon Road, Sabo area of Ibadan to the newly built Akinyele Resettlement Centre.

The evacuation process, which started months ago, formally commenced at 7AM on Tuesday following a tour of the new site by Arewa Community leaders and representatives of the beggars on Saturday.

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.

A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, named other Ministries involved in the exercise to include Women Affairs and Social Inclusion; Information, Culture and Tourism; Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters as well as the Office of the Executive Secretary, Oyo State Security Trust Fund, headed by CP Fatai Owoseni, (Rtd), who is equally the Special Adviser on Security Matters to the governor.

At 8AM on Tuesday, three fully loaded Pacessetter buses had left Jemibewon road for Akinyele, while others were being loaded.

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