By Yusuf Mohammed Lawan, Gombe
The National PWDs Leader of All Progressive Congress National Youth Ambassadors, Comrade Musa Inuwa has called on the leadership of Suleja Legislative Council under the tutelage of Hon. Alh. Gambo Hussaini the Hon. Speaker of Suleja Legislative Council to priotize the enforcement of the disability law in Niger state to facilitate the full scale the integration and inclusion of PWDs in Niger state.
The APC's Disabled Youth leader made the appeal during a courtesy visit to the Hon. Speaker Suleja Legislative Council's office to congratulate him on the unprecedented giant strides recorded by the council within a short spell of time.
Inuwa who visited the Speaker in a company of chairman of the Suleja Deaf Development says "the purpose of the visit is to congratulate the speaker on his magnificent achievements and performance in his role as Speaker"
He noted, "we discussed with the Speaker on the importance of including persons with disabilities in our community's development and opportunities. It is crucial to ensure that disability laws are enforced and that persons with disabilities are not left behind, encouraging all councillors to incorporate this focus in orde to see to the development of their wards"
He listed few key areas of focus which he believe the Suleja Legislative Council would give priority including the inclusion of PWDs in all the areas of development and opportunities, the urgent need for the appointment of Special Adviser on Disability Matters, Inclusive in education for all, among others
His words " all the development projects and opportunities areas should include provisions for persons with disabilities to protect their rights and ensure they are beneficiaries. It is important for the current administration under Chairman Hon. IBN to appoint a Special Adviser on Disability Matters"
The appointment of Special Adviser on disabilities matters according to him, "will play a key role in creating opportunities for persons within the ten wards in Suleja Local Government.
Inuwa added," we emphasized the need for education for persons with disabilities, proposing the establishment of a school or the provision of at least 5 classrooms for their education. Suleja, being a major town, should lead in this initiative.We hope this initiative will be successful, marking a historic milestone for our community"
Responding, the Speaker of the Suleja Legislative Council who welcomed the PWDs leaders with open arms expressed deep interest in these developments and encouraged the contingent to continue with the hood advocacy efforts.
He said, "i will speak to all councillors in the ten wards of Suleja to ensure disability laws are included in their agendas"
Expressing readinees to key into projecting the inclusive environment for PWDs in Suleja Legislative Council, the speaker noted "regarding the request for appointment of a Special Adviser on Disability Matters, i promised to discuss this with the Chairman"
Adding that "its high time each councillor in the ten wards should have their own Special Adviser or Senior Special Assistant to support the administration to facilitate the development of persons with disabilities in Suleja.
On the topic of education, ANN understands the Speaker acknowledged its importance and assured the PWDs leaders of the council's immense support. Stressing the possibility of establishing a school for special needs. Noting that if there is no existing space, efforts will be made to build a dedicated school for this purpose"
Further to that, the speaker also proposed holding an interactive meeting with all the clusters of persons with disabilities to understand their needs and to shed more light on how to provide them with skills and business oriented training targetted at securing jobs opportunities that can help them support their familie" ANN reports
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