The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has declared war on beggars, stating that enforcement agents will begin to apprehend beggars from next Monday Wike disclosed this during the official flag-off ceremony of the construction of an access road from Ring 1 by N16 to Judges’ quarters and roads within the quarters in Katampe District of Abuja today.
He said, Let me state clearly that we have declared war; Abuja is turning into a beggar city if you know you have a sister or brother who is a beggar, please, from next week, we’ll carry them. We’ll take them out. It is embarrassing that people will come in and the first thing they’ll see are just beggars on the road.
Sometimes, they may be criminals pretending to be beggars. We will not allow that. So, I’m giving you a public holiday from now until Sunday from Monday, next week we will pack them out.According to Wike, this move is part of the administration’s strategy to restore Abuja’s image and ensure the city competes favourably with other major cities worldwide.
He added, “Let everybody know that we owe a duty to make sure Abuja competes favourably with cities of the world. We can replicate what we see overseas here, and as far as road infrastructure is concerned in Abuja, we are not going to compromise; we will use the best contractors.
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