By Chibuzor Okoye
In commemoration of the 2021 International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Anambra state governor, Dr. Willie Obiano has today, 3rd December, 2022, officially approved the establishment of Anambra State Disability Right Commission.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Disability Matters, Barr.Chuks Ezewuzie disclosed this during a press briefing in Awka.
According to Barr. Ezewuzie who is equally appointed as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the newly approved commission, the governor signed the Anambra State Disability Right Law in 2018, making Anambra the first State in the South East region to sign the bill into law.
Barr. Ezewuzie noted that what the governor has done is in conformity with section three (1) of the disability right law.
He added that governor Obiano has also authorized the commission to commence work immediately to implement the provisions of the disability right law.
The Anambra State Disability Right Commission is the domestication of the United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities.