The decision by Lagos State Government(LSG) to redeploy or repatriate indigent Nigerians from the streets of Lagos has generated a lot of bad blood around the country. The department of government responsible for this exercise is Kick Against Indiscipline(KAI). Already, several trips where beggars have been repatriated back to their states of origin have been completed.
The aim of LSG is to prepare Lagos as a modern city which can attract tourists and business individuals from all over the world. The Fashola administration has taken many bold steps to ensure the transformation of Lagos from a once disorganised and lawless state to a atleast a fair state in terms of oganization and citizens obeying the laws.
This new initiave was to rid the streets of uscripulous Nigeria whose presence does not improve the economic and social activities of the state.However, the forcible removal of Nigerian citizens from Lagos and their forced relocation to regions of ethnic origin touches on the constitutional right of Nigerian citizens to live or settle in any part of the country freely and without molestation.
Seriously, if we can do this in Lagos against fellow Nigeria, then it is very fair for Britain and other countries to repatriate unscrupulous Nigerians who don't contribute to the welfare of their countries, so we should understand when we are on the receiving end.
What do you think about this initive? Do you think it is necessary for the beautification and standardization of Lagos or it infringes on the citizens right to live and stay anywhere in the country.
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