…Moves to accommodate more people with disabilities
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJA
THE Federal Government yesterday said that it was trying its best to ensure that over two million Nigerians displaced as a result of insurgency, communal clashes, armed banditry, among others were given support.
The government also assured those living with a disability that they would be given more political appointments in the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to give them a sense of belonging.
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouk disclosed this when she led some members of people with disabilities on a thank-you visit to President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
THE Federal Government yesterday said that it was trying its best to ensure that over two million Nigerians displaced as a result of insurgency, communal clashes, armed banditry, among others were given support.
The government also assured those living with disability that they would be given more political appointments in the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to give them sense of belonging.
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouk disclosed this when she led some members of people with disabilities on a thank-you visit to President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
She said, “Today is s a very important day for us and the disability community. We are here on a thank you visit to Mr. President. First, for his support on the issues of persons with disabilities in this country.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouk, said on Thursday the Boko Haram insurgents, bandits, and other criminal elements had displaced more than two million people in Nigeria.
The minister disclosed this to State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Farouq said she was in the State House to thank President for its support to persons with disabilities in the country.
She said the president had in January 2019 signed a bill on the prohibition of discrimination against persons with disabilities in Nigeria.
The minister said: “As of today, we have over two million displaced persons in Nigeria, ranging from those displaced by insurgency, banditry, communal clashes and so on.
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Buhari to Disabilities Commission: Your work is critical in lifting 100m Nigerians out of poverty
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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJA
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari yesterday charged National Commission for Persons with Disabilities to play its roles adequately in the realisation of the government objective of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty.
President Buhari stated this when he received members of the newly established body at the State House, Abuja.
He said,” I am enjoining you as a team of the commission, to realize that your work forms a critical aspect in achieving the objective of our Administration to removing 100 million Nigerians out of poverty. I am therefore looking forward to commissioning projects and programmes of high impact on the disabled community in line with this vision.
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The Federal Government has placed the number of people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East, armed banditry in the North-West and communal clashes in the country at about two million.
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouk, disclosed this to correspondents after leading members of the newly established National Commission for Persons with Disabilities on a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja, on Thursday.
She, however, assured that her ministry was doing all that is necessary to provide support and resettle them.
Asked for an overview on the situation of the displaced persons in the northeast and North -West, she said: “Well, as at today, we have over two million displaced persons in the country. Ranging from those displaced by insurgency, armed banditry, communal clashes and so on and so forth.