The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Hajiya Sadiya Umar farouq ably represented by the Executive Secretary National Commission for Persons with Disability (NCPWD) Mr James David Lalu today participated at an event organized by Federal Ministry of Youth and Sport Development in Collaboration with Kano State Government held in Kano, Kano State.
The Minister who was a guest speaker at the event applauded the Ministry of Youth and Sport Development for complying with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directives during the June 12 Democracy day National Broadcast where the President directed all MDAs to fully include persons with disability in all government projects and programs.
The Minister while appreciating the Kano State Governor for signing into law the Kano State Persons with Disability Law 2018 further call on the Kano State Government to establish Kano state Commission for Persons with Disability to squarely and adequately implement the provisions of the law.
The Minister thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Discrimination Against Persons with Disability (Prohibition) Act 2018 into law and for further establishing the Commission, saying that has practically demonstrated the President’s passion and love for the Disability community.
She therefore, charged Persons with Disability to take advantage of the program to improve their skills and learning better ways of engaging the larger Society.