No More Street Begging, Hawking in Kaduna, As State Assembly Passed prohibition Bill Into Law

House of Assembly of Kaduna State, yesterday passed into law, a bill seeking to prohibit street begging and hawking in the state.

It would be recalled that the state Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, had in the aftermath of the Zaria bomb blast, banned all manner of streets begging and hawking in the state.

The Kaduna Assembly passed the bill into law after adopting the report on its committee on Markets Development and Judiciary.

The bill, which was passed into law will prohibit street begging, hawking and other related matters in the state will see its enforcement any time soon.

"I was cornered into resigning, ex-Adamawa deputy governor

Mr. Ngilari rather than address his resignation letter to the governor, addressed it to the Speaker of the Assembly.

The controversy surrounding the resignation of Bala Ngilari as the Adamawa State Deputy Governor continued on Wednesday with the principal character stating that he was cornered into resigning the way he did. Ngilari claimed that he was forced to send a letter to the ex- Speaker of the House of Assembly, Umaru Fintiri, who is now the acting Governor.

Mr. Ngilari’s resignation was read on the floor of the Adamawa Assembly on Tuesday and accepted by the lawmakers few minutes before the then state governor, Murtala Nyako, was impeached. His resignation has been questioned by Mr. Nyako and other lawyers who argue that since the then governor was still in office then, Mr. Ngilari should have submitted his resignation letter to Mr. Nyako.

On Wednesday, Mr. Ngilari said he was aware of the constitutional provision but was boxed to a corner by the lawmakers.