Adamawa First Lady Urged To Facilitate Passage Of Disability Right Commission
No fewer than 600,000 members of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) has urged Hajiya Lami Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, wife of the Adamawa State governor, to facilitate the passing into law and domestication of the bill for the establishment of the Disability Right Commission before the state assembly
Speaking to newsmen in Yola Friday, Mr. Jibrin Amzaranda, Northeast Zonal Coordinator of the Blind Association, argued that the passage would mitigate discrimination against them and mandate the provision of various support services such as healthcare, rehabilitation, education, and vocational training for the PWDs.
Amzaranda pointed out that the plea became imperative in view of the numerous intervention support by the wife of the governor to the members of the PWDs through her pet project Fresh Air Pro-Life Employment Foundation (FAPEF).
He stated that more still needed to improve the plight of his members who are grouped into clusters of physically the challenged: lepers, spinal cord injury, albinism, intellectual disabilities, blind, and deaf clusters following the emergence of new leadership in the state
“The wife of the governor has provided each cluster 20 motorcycles, 20 sewing machines, 20 grinding machines, and 20 refrigerators across the 21 LGAs,” he said.
He acknowledged the recent distribution of relief items to 2,000 beneficiaries at the Special Education Centre in Jada LGA aimed at triggering hope and resilience among the most vulnerable members of society
The Northeast Coordinator further disclosed that the First Lady has also extended monetary support to help members boost their small businesses, and called on her to assist qualified members in securing government employment.
He urged his members to reciprocate the good gesture of the Adamawa first lady to be law abiding in the state.
The group equally asked for five per cent employment quota from the state government to alleviate sufferings of their members.
By Hussaini Hammangabdo
