By Disability Equal Rights Newswatch
(UN HEADQUARTERS NEW YORK: September 27, 2019) – Ms. Zahra Buhari, while representing and receiving the prestigious, “World Peace Award,” on behalf of her mother, Her Excellency Hajiya (Dr.) Aisha Buhari, at the UN Headquarters, New York, vowed to work in collaboration with the First Lady and continue with her family’s excellent historic Legacy made by fully protecting and promoting the rights, equality and dignity of over 27 million Nigerians with Disabilities and every Nigerian family because every Nigerian family has one or more persons with Disabilities inside their respective families.
In response to Chief Eric Ndubueze Ufom’s direct question on, if she will be following the footsteps of the Late Mahatma Gandhi’s excellent Legacy being passed down to every new Gandhi generation, she promised to ensure that her father’s in assenting to the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2018, into law, must be fully implemented and be passed down to every Buhari’s new generation.
She promised Chief Ufom that she will directly start working with her mother, to ensure that an Independent, Implementation Commission will be established on or before the first anniversary of the Disabilities Rights Law.
Mrs. Archana Prasa (Gandhi), a great granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi of India, while receiving the prestigious World Peace Award on behalf her father, Arun Gandhi, presented brief historic video of Mahatma Gandhi’s excellent legacy and proudly explained clearly how it is being passed down to every Gandhi new generation.
This year will mark 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi’s movement and Legacy. Mrs. Archana Prasa (Gandhi), indicated that she will put a hold on presenting the World Peace Award to her father, until day of celebrating her great grandfather’s 150th Anniversary.
“Since 1914 Nigeria’s amalgamation and 1960 independent, no single law that protects and promotes the rights of Nigerians with Disabilities, until, January 23, 2019, whereby President Muhammadu Buhari, who were directly support by the First Lady, Her Excellency, Hajiya (Dr.) Aisha Buhari, made huge history by assenting into law, the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2018. It showed that President Buhari, is not just a President for the reach and famous, but also for the poor and less privileged people. With this new law, he touched the lives of every Nigerian family. This is the best huge Legacy made by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari.” said Chief Ufom
“Our 27 million Nigerians with Disabilities and families daily prayers saved President Buhari’s life when on several occasion he was very sick and I thank God he knew it and paid us back by signing that needed Disabilities Rights law for us. What we needed now is an independent Implementation Commission, which will guarantee, full implementation of the, Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2018, under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, signed and ratified by Nigeria on March 30, 2007 and September 24, 2010, respectively, Disability-Inclusive Development/Annual budgets, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 2030 Agenda and continuity of sponsored programs and services by national and international donor nations and agencies.” concluded Chief Ufom.
The September 25, 2019, High-Level ‘CELEBRATION OF PEACE AWARD’ night held inside the United Nations Headquarters, New York, which opened wider doors to this historic Legacy being championed by Ms. Zahra Buhari and her mother, was directly organized by the Nigerian Permanent Mission to the United Nation, World Peace Organization and Silicon Valley Nigeria Economic Development SV-NED Inc, as a side-event during the ongoing 74th Session of the UN General Assembly’s Climate Change Summit 2019. HRM (Arc) King Adedapo Aderami Adeen, The Alayemore of Ido-Osun, Secretary, (BoT), National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, Abuja and Convener-General: Council of Traditional Rulers Leaders of Africa (COTLA); Dr. Hajo Sani (OON), Senior Special Assistant to the President, Office of the wife of the President; Her Excellency, Dame Pauline Tallen (OFR), Minister of Women Affairs and former Deputy Governor of Plateau State; the First Lady of Sokoto State, Her Excellency, Hajiya Mariya Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, First Lady of Bauchi State, Her Excellency, Hajiya Hadiza Ma Abubakar, The wife of the Hon. Speaker of the House of Representative of Nigeria, the Wife of Nigeria’s council General in London, UK , Chief Eric Ndubueze Ufom, Her Royal Highness the queen mother, Temitope Ajayi, Mr. David Traub were among the High-Level dignitaries who graced the occasion.
