Better days may ahead for persons with disabilities in the country as the federal government has promised to implement the law mandating 5% of jobs at both private and public sectors to be allocated to them.
Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, gave this pledge in Abuja at the weekend, noting that there will be a service-wide circular to all the ministries and parastatals by next week.
Ngige said that he has given agencies under his ministry clear directives toward the implication of the policy.
Ngige, who spoke during the 16th-anniversary celebration of the KPAKPANDO Foundation for persons living with disabilities, said implementing such policy is another major policy with which the government of President Buhari was ensuring inclusivity in government.
He added that the federal government is totally committed to making life more meaningful to the less privileged people in society.
According to him, the Labour ministry will also support the Kpakpando Foundation in providing materials and cash for persons with disabilities.
The Minister commended Senator Osita Izunaso Founder of Kpakpando Foundation for his consistency in supporting and funding the wellbeing of persons with disabilities for the past 16 years.
Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi who was the chairman of the occasion which attracted dignitaries and a host of government functionaries and politicians, disclosed that the state had signed into law the Disability Act and also subscribed the 5l% employment inclusion.
Fayemi added that the state did not only sign the Act but has also established an office for disability commission and populated it with technology equipment.
He said Ekiti State had also set up a disability Council to manage their Affairs, noting that the State would continue to commit to achieve successful inclusiveness.
The Ekiti governor added that the state has also set up an ultra-modern centre for people with disabilities, saying it is not only supportive of the process of disability but insists on the change of the policy for the better.
He commended the efforts of the Foundation for keeping the hope of the disabilities alive and working hard on the objectives of programs of the Foundation especially in achieving the 5% employment inclusion.
Governor Fayemi who after his speech officially unveiled the giveaway prices, and donations such as generations, fans, free medical outreach, disabilities equipment, and many more also donated N5 million for the upliftment of PWDs.
Over 3,000 physically challenged persons from all parts of the country benefited from gifts and scholarships donated by the foundation.
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