Ramadan: Beggars Under Blind Hausa People’s Association of Oyo State Lament Low Patronage
Blind Hausa beggars in Oyo State are lamenting that the harsh economic realities in the country are making fasting in this year’s lunar month of Ramadan very difficult for them.
They said compared to previous years, fewer people are bringing alms to them.
Speaking under the aegis of the Blind Hausa People’s Association of Oyo State, the beggars said that despite their situation, they were happy that the state governor, Mr Seyi Makinde got re-elected.
The youth leader of the association, Inusa Ibrahim, said they got more support during the previous Ramadan period as compared to this time. He said right now they were just managing what they had as they looked up to God.
“In previous years, by now more than 15 people must have come here with different kinds of raw foods to assist us through the Ramadan period but this time, only two people came around with cooked foods and that was what we managed to break our fast with after we prayed, we are prayerfully waiting to see what God will do for us,” Inusa said.
Ibrahim said they are finding it this difficult because they do not go out to beg for alms, they just depend on what people bring to them.
You know we do not go out to beg, we just rely on the assistance that people bring to us here. Like I said, we understand that the times are hard especially with this cashless policy but a lot of people are better than us,” the chairman said.
“We thank God that the elections are over, we went out and cast our votes in great numbers and the one that God deemed fit emerged as winner. We are happy and we want to congratulate Governor Seyi Makinde on his re-election. We are happy that he is the one that God picked for us.
“We pray to God for wisdom to lead well and to deliver this mandate God and the people place on him. We also pray that he’d remember us while we will continue to pray for good health for him always,” he said.
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