Rt. Hon. Nasiru Mu,azu Magarya Speaker, Zamfara state
FROM SURAJO MUHAMMAD
Zamfara State House of Assembly will soon enact a law to guarantee persons with disability were given equal opportunity in all sectors of life in the state.
This assurance was given by a member representing Anka Constituency at the state Assembly,Hon. Yusuf Muhammad while speaking at the opening of a three day workshop on Zamfara State Disability Bill harmonization organized by the Save the Children International (SCI) in Gusau.
The lawmaker explained that, the bill if passed into law will ensure the full integration of persons with disability into the society by establishing a commission that will be responsible for their education, health and other rights issues.
“We are about to start working on a bill specifically meant to protect and fully integrate persons with disability into all facets in Zamfara state", he said.
The law maker therefore call on the participants to contribute positively to ensure that all special needs of people with disabilities are specified so as if the bill passed into law would gives deserved protection to persons with disability in the state.
He said persons with disability are vulnerable and must be given a special attention by government and others donor agencies to enable them contribute for the development of the society.
“For us as a state to developed, we must support and give persons with disability equal opportunities to participate in all aspects in the state without discrimination,” he said.
Earlier in his address the Advocacy and Communication Officer of the SCI, Malam Nura Muhammad Dantawasa said the workshop is organised to harmonize all disability bills in order to have a formidable bill if passed into law would be of immense benefit for persons with disability in the state.
According to him, Save the Children International in the last three years has being supporting Social Protection Programmes (SPP) and also ensuring that thebrights of persons with disability are projected.
Mallam Nura said, though the Child Grant Development Programme (CDGP) will be winding up in July,2021 the SCI may get another nod from the donor agencies to implement another project in the state.
“The SCI may get approval to carryout another programme to benefit the vulnerable in the state” he said.
Those participated in the three day workshop are members of the State House of Assembly, associations of Persons with Disability, government officials and relevant stakeholders
