![PWDs Decries Discrimination From Subsidy Palliatives In Jigawa – Hon. Shu’aibu, HOTPEN](https://hotpen.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/images-6-7.jpeg)
By Aliyu Dangida
The Chairman of the Persons Living With Disability (PWDs) Jigawa State Chapter, Hon. Adamu Shuaibu has expressed displeasure over alleged discrimination of his members by the government against the provision of the state’s persons with disabilities law (2016).
Speaking to newsmen in Dutse, Hon. Shu’aibu said his members are being marginalised in the state’s scheme of things despite the existing law that addressed some of their challenges including accessibility to buildings and economic empowerment.
Hon. Adamu Shuaibu explained that “Persons Leaving with Disability (PWDs) like any other Nigerians, are suffering from the brunt of fuel subsidy removal of the federal government, however, its members were skipped in the ongoing distribution of palliatives across the 27 local government areas here in JIgawa state and they are neither beneficiary.
“Despite the provision of the law, PWDs are still discriminated against and marginalized in the state and therefore we are seeking the full implementation of the law.
“We are supposed to be included in all the committees constituted by the government to handle the distribution of the palliatives”.
The Chairman noted that, there are low employment opportunities for PWDs, calling for the employment of his members in both governments and private organizations in the state as enshrined in the law.
He further solicits for the launching of the PWD Fund as stated in the law to support PWDs in the state, emphasized that section 4 of the disabilities law stimulated that the state and local government councils shall consider persons with disabilities in their programmes and services, especially social protection programmes.
Hotpen reports that, PWDs In Jigawa state comprise of the blind, deaf, lepers, cripples and Albinos constitutes over 25% of the total population of the state.