Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District and Chief Whip on the Senate, Ali Ndume on Wednesday disclosed that plans have been afoot to supply strict sanction towards the rejection of individuals residing with disabilities.
This, he mentioned, can be executed via modification of legal guidelines establishing the Nationwide Fee for Individuals with Incapacity.
Talking on Wednesday, when the FCT Para-soccer Group honoured him with an award in Abuja the lawmaker lamented the discrimination and refusal of some Ministries, Departments and Businesses to have interaction individuals residing with disabilities.
He mentioned, individuals residing with disabilities with related {qualifications} of their area of research ought to be employed to contribute their quota to the system.
He mentioned: “That is the Para-soccer staff of the FCT. They need to honour me. We’ve been supporting individuals with disabilities. These individuals have households they usually have made us proud. They’ve received laurels for Nigeria. This staff was based over 30 years in the past.
“I need to donate N1 million to assist FCT Para-soccer. I’ll organize so that you can meet the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. He gives you all of the assist.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu believes in his Renewed Hope Agenda. We’ll have the nationwide occasion in a grandeur method and all main political leaders will probably be there. We are able to organize that this 12 months. This 12 months will probably be a 12 months of Renewed Hope for each Nigerian.
“We’ll make it obligatory for each MDA of the federal government to make use of individuals with disabilities. They’ll be positioned in workplaces and revered, change into chief executives of such authorities businesses, and everlasting secretaries. We’ve had a disabled senator who was the Chief Whip.”
