The All Progressive Congress (APC) has reserved 130,364 positions to Persons With Disabilities in Nigeria ranging from various positions within the Wards, LGAs, STATEs and zonal level congresses, INN reports
Making this disclosure on his facebook page was Mohammed Abba Isa, who is APC zonal disabled leader in the North East.
Abba Isa called on concerned Persons With Disabilities like the APC Support Groups and Disable People’s Organisation to pay attention on the new development and should actively be involved in political activities.
INN gathered that the All Progressives Congress (APC) constitution provided opportunity for over 130,364 positions to Persons With Disabilities as executive members at various levels. Abba Isa enjoined the disability community to get involved in the coming congress to make sure that they elected credible leaders that should represent the interest of their people.
“The opportunity to be involved in political life, whether by standing for elected office, joining a political party, or following political news stories in the media, is at the heart of what it means to live in a democratic society”, he noted.
“The participation of persons with disabilities in political, public and social life is crucial in order to fight stereotypes, prejudices and exclusion. APC is the only political and inclusive party that started implementing the UN Convention of right for persons with disabilities in Nigeria. I am calling of all PWDs members of APC to get involved in this congress. #LetGetInovolved”, Isa declared
He said that the 2018 ward congresses to elect ward officers would hold on Saturday, May 5, 2018,
Monday 7th -Wednesday 9th May, 2018 would be for appeals from Ward congresses; local government congresses to elect LGA officers will hold on Saturday, May 12, 2018.
According to him,Monday 14th – Wednesday 16th May, 2018 is slated for appeals from LGA congresses while Saturday 19th May 2018 was slated for State congresses to elect State officers.
“Monday 21st – Wednesday 23rd May, 2018 is for appeals from State congresses.
The date of national convention of the party to elect national officers will be communicated soon ” he said.
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