{"id":165004,"date":"2025-05-30T20:01:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T19:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fulfill-disability-commission-promise"},"modified":"2025-05-30T21:04:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T20:04:30","slug":"fulfill-disability-commission-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fulfill-disability-commission-promise","title":{"rendered":"Fulfill disability commission promise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities, JONAPWD, has appealed to Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, to fulfill his promise of setting up the State Disability Commission.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of JONAPWD, Enugu State Chapter, Onyebuchi Mba, made the appeal in a statement issued on Friday in Enugu.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the governor to fulfill his promise made during the last State Town Hall meeting held in Enugu. JONAPWD said the governor promised that the commission would be operational by the end of the first quarter of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe governor should do well to fulfill his promise of establishing the Enugu State Disability Commission to give Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) a sense of belonging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the governor\u2019s transformative leadership and commitment to inclusivity, PWDs continue to face socio-economic challenges and exclusion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe call on the state government to prioritise the needs of PWDs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMainstreaming disability inclusion into governance and promoting equal representation and accessibility,\u201d he appealed.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, with the collective support of all, PWDs could bring about positive change and ensure that the rights of persons with disabilities were protected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities, JONAPWD, has appealed to Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, to fulfill his promise of setting up the State Disability Commission. The Chairman of JONAPWD, Enugu State Chapter, Onyebuchi Mba, made the appeal in a statement issued on Friday in Enugu. 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