TQM report,
Association of Workers and Applicants With Disability has been urged to join hands with the Executive Secretary of National Commission of Persons with disabilities, Mr. James Lalu to achieve their mandate.
This advice was given to the group when they barricade the office of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Haijah Sadiya Farouq to ask her question on the state of things in the commission and why the commission have not taken off fully.
The head of technical to Executive Secretary, Barrister Yusuf Iyodo encountered the group and he advised them that their activities would be more coordinated when they join hands with the commission. He told them that he understand that their association have mandates and the mode of operation but President Muhammadu Buhari has created the Commission which is saddled with the responsibilities of taking care all matters related to disability and every other organizations of persons with disabilities should channel their matter through the commission
So, he suggested that it would be better for the group to meet with the ES of the Commission and have all their questions answered instead of seeing the Minister. He offered to fix a meeting between the group and the ES order to facilitate a good working relationship between with group and the Commission for a more coordinated and common front.
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TQM learnt that the group accepted to meet with the ES on Friday to discuss issue of 5% employment opportunity of persons with disabilities which the group is canvassing for.
