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GOV. LALONG SECURES SUPPORT FOR
PLATEAU STATE DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
By Dickson Gupiya
July 27, 2018
Plateau
state Governor Simon Bako Lalong's participation at the just ended "Global
Disability Summit" in London has attracted support for the state
Disability Rights Commission. A
statement by Yakubu Dati, the state commissioner for Information and
Communication, Lalong had a partnership meeting with the Head of Programs at
Motivation UK; Tamsin Langford presented a request for collaboration with the
State Disability Rights Commission in the area of Manufacture and distribution
of aid devices.
According
to the statement, the Governor's Request was promptly granted and approval for the
aid devices to be delivered to the state between August and September this year
adding that Lalong further briefed the organization on the effort of his
administration in mainstreaming people with disabilities in his government's
policies and programmes, especially the state Fadama project, Potato value
chain scheme as well as the Fadama Micro finance Bank to boost access to
Finance.
The Governor
is also said to have disclosed that his administration has taken deliberate
measures to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities through
education, access to quality health care, improved livelihood and access to
justice.
The
statement further indicated that Governor Lalong who had engagements on
the sidelines of the Global Disability Summit also had a bilateral meeting with
a member of Parliament Harriet Baldwin, the minister of state in the foreign
and common wealth office in charge of the department for international
Development, DFID of the British Government where he expressed his passion,
commitment for Disability Rights in Plateau state.
The minister
in her response is said to have pledged the support of the UK government for
the Plateau state Disability Rights Commission.
The
statement stated that the Global Disability Summit ended Tuesday in London with
Countries making commitment to double their investment in creating access to
education, health and assistive technology for people with disabilities.
Governor
Simon Lalong is said to have been accompanied to the summit by James Lalu,
chairman, Plateau state Disability Rights Commission. Also in attendance were
Minister of Women Affairs and Deputy Governor, Jigawa state.
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