Kwara state distributes mobility aids to PLWDs

Kwara State government has distributed mobility aid worth millions of naira to people living with disabilities (PLWDs), to improve their living standards.

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Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq said at a press briefing that the programme is one of the numerous interventions of the administration to address the social needs of the physically challenged and the less privileged across nooks and crannies in the state.

“I am here this morning to flag off the distribution of mobility aids to people living with disabilities. It is an annual event of this administration to put smiles on the faces of people living with disabilities.

“Today’s programme is again one of the numerous social intervention programmes this administration has executed for the benefit of the citizens.

“We have continually provided succour to the needy, downtrodden, and less privileged across the nooks and crannies of the state,” he said.

Items distributed included wheel chairs, tricycles, guide canes, hearing aids, walking sticks, and crutches.

The governor said the administration has been showing kindness to people living with disabilities through skill acquisition, such as sending them to the Farm Craft Centre in Isheri-Olofin, Lagos State, to learn certain trades for them to be self-reliant and productive members of the public.

Represented by his Chief of Staff, Prince Abdulkadir Mahe, the governor called on the public-spirited individuals, philanthropists, and corporate bodies in the state to complement the government’s efforts at improving the living conditions of persons with disabilities.

“With such skills and support, we hope to guarantee their dignity as human beings who do not need to beg for alms to survive.

“Similarly, we have continually provided timely relief materials to our people at the school for special needs at Oyun. Indeed, we have appointed persons living with disabilities to top government positions, including in the civil service,” he said.

He congratulated the recipients and urged them to keep the items in good use.

“There is more to be done to support people living with disabilities, and it is against this background that I am appealing to public-spirited individuals, philanthropists, and corporate bodies in the state to support and complement the government’s efforts at improving the living conditions of persons with disabilities.”