Invest in PWDs to reduce begging in Nigeria — Ganduje tells Northern governors
Friday, April 24, 2026
Former APC chair Abdullahi Ganduje urged Northern state governors to invest in persons with disabilities, saying such support would help curb the widespread practice of begging. He made the appeal at an Abuja event, highlighting that targeted funding and programs could improve livelihoods for disabled Nigerians and reduce street begging in the region
Abdullahi Ganduje, the immediate past national chairman of the All Progressives Congress and former Kano State Governor, has urged governors in Northern Nigeria to invest in persons with disabilities to reduce the menace of begging in the region. Ganduje made the call Friday at an event in Abuja. According to him, with adequate investment in […] Invest in PWDs to reduce begging in Nigeria — Ganduje tells Northern governors