Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) Abia State has expressed their grievances over the discrimination meted against one of their members by a member of Abia State Assembly.
In a statement sent to The Qualitative magazine by the Chairman of the group, Stanley Onyebuchi, the group said that it was brought to their notice that one politician and a lawmaker named Hon. Ginger Onwusibe has chosen to be inhumane and decided to deny a person with disability and our member Mr. Onyema Okechukwu who was nominated by the Isialangwa North Local Government Chairman Hon. Nwaogwugwu to Chair Orie-Oha Amapu Ntigha marketers Committee, after this committee have been announced on radio and a date for inauguration fixed. Then Hon. Ginger Onwusibe came from nowhere and cancelled the inauguration with a ridiculous reason that Mr. Onyema Okechukwu is a Person with disability, so he doesn’t have the capability to Chair the Committee. This is the height of exhibiting act of discrimination to anybody no matter the social status.
Therefore, the group rejected that position and demand that what is due or given to their member be returned without hesitation.
They said that they are sending this protest letter to the said politician to reserve his earlier position and allow Mr. Onyema Okechukwu to chair the committee he has been appointed for.
The group threatened that the lawmaker will have the entire members of disability community in Abia State to face if he refused to do the right thing.
