The government of Oyo State has commenced the evacuation of beggars from the shanties on Jemibewon Road, Sabo area of Ibadan to the newly built Akinyele Resettlement Centre.
The resettlement centre which started months ago, was formally open in the early hour of Tuesday, June 15, following a tour of the new site by Arewa community leaders and representatives of the beggars on Saturday.
The State’s Commissioner for Environment, 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 Commissioner For Information, Mr Lanre Adisa named other ministries involved in the exercise to include Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Information, Culture and Tourism, Local 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, JomogNews Nigeria reports.
As at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, three fully loaded Pacessetter buses had left Jemibewon road for Akinyele, while others were being loaded.
Details later.
