FG begins move to mitigate destitution, street begging nationwide.
– Tamarauemi Ebimini
The federal government of Nigeria through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development on Thursday began the map-out project to mitigate destitution and street begging in Nigeria.
The minister, Hajia. Sadiya Umar Farouq, noted during the flag-off ceremony of the project in Jalingo that the idea was part of the ministry’s efforts to tackle the daily increase of destitution and street begging in the country.
The minister who was represented by the Director of Social Development in the ministry, Mr Taiwo Ademola, decried the growing level of destitution and street begging in Nigeria and described it as a matter of grave concern and a national embarrassment.
The minister said the exercise was targeted at 50 destitute, children, and vulnerable who will be drawn across the 16 Local Government Areas in Taraba State.
According to her, the mapping out exercise was expected to critically provide baseline scientific information that is required for improving health conditions and development of a vocational training intervention programme for beggars with a view of contributing to the economic growth in the society before the deployment of a vocational training for the beggars and the destitute in the state
