From Emmanuel Zangana, Kogi INN reporter
Sightsavers has paid an advocacy visit to the Kogi State Office for Disability Affairs to intimate on a project they have been executing in partnership with the State Government.
The project, Inclusive Eye Health Clinic is presently being conducted in four Local Government Areas – Kabba-Bunu, Ankpa, Idah and Okene Local Government.
The SightSavers team was received by the Executive Secretary, Kogi State office for Disability Affairs, Barr. Michael Dare Zacchaeus, and the board Chairman, Hon. Ibrahim Daniel Arome at the Disability Affairs House, Lokoja.
The Chairman, Arome, thanked the team for the visit even as he appreciated the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello for creating an office to cater for the welfare of Persons with Disabilities in the state.
Hon. Arome and Barrister Zacchaeus Dare Michael, in their joint presentation appeal to SightSavers to partner with the office in ensuring better life for Persons with Disabilities, PWDs.
The Program Officer for SightSavers in Kogi state, Dr. Joshua Ibenu and program manager Alhaji Shaibu thanked the Chairman of the Board and promised to take the pressing need of the office to the appropriate authorities. He also intimated that SightSavers is into the business of making life better for Persons with Disabilities, most importantly in the area of inclusion and empowerment.
Team leaders of the advocacy Miss. Bilkisu Yakubu and Mr. Olabanji Ajibunu expressed optimism and total confidence in the ability of the Board chairman to deliver on the mandate given him. They disclosed that they have been working with Arome, a true voice of Disability inclusion long before his appointment. The duo lauded the spirit of comradeship in him even as they are convinced he will live up to expectations of PWDs and the Government of Kogi State.