The Chairman of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Ebonyi State chapter, Mr. Chieme Odumegwu, has said that the signing of the Disability Rights Bill into law would address over 95 percent of the challenges facing persons with disabilities in the state.
He explained that once signed, the bill would guarantee equal rights, access to public services, and protection against discrimination, thereby promoting dignity, inclusiveness, and participation of persons with disabilities in all sectors of society.
Mr. Odumegwu made this known in Abakaliki while speaking with journalists during the birthday celebration of the Commissioner for Human Capital Development and Monitoring, Mrs. Ann Aligwe in her Abakaliki residence.
He noted that the bill, packaged as an executive bill, had already scaled second reading at the Ebonyi State House of Assembly and was awaiting the governor’s assent.
While commending Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru for his people-oriented policies and programmes, the JNAPWD chairman expressed gratitude to Mrs. Aligwe for her humane approach to governance, which, according to him, had greatly impacted the lives of persons with disabilities in the state.
Earlier in her remarks, the Commissioner for Human Capital Development and Monitoring, Mrs. Ann Aligwe, appreciated Governor Nwifuru for his humanitarian leadership.
She said the administration’s focus on the People’s Charter of Needs prioritizes the welfare of all, including the less privileged.
