By Musa Baba Adamu
The Adamawa State House of Assembly has adopted a report of its Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development prohibiting discrimination against persons with disability.
The Assembly yesterday took a firm stand when it adopted the committee’s report on a bill for a law to repeal Adamawa State Disability Right Commission Law No.14 of 2016 and to re-enact Adamawa State Persons with Disability Law Commission.
The legislation is to ensure full integration of persons with disability into society and to prohibit any form of discrimination against such persons.
The adoption of the report was arrived at after it was presented and considered at the Wednesday plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Bathiya Wesley.
The lawmakers at the sitting were unanimous in adopting the report earlier presented by the Chairman, Committee on Women Affairs and Majority Leader of the assembly, Kate Raymond Mamuno.
Thereafter, the speaker directed the Chairman, Rules and Business of the assembly to schedule the report for 3rd reading on the next legislative day.
Peoples Daily reports that Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Bathiya Wesley who lost an arm after an accident long before he got into the House of Assembly, is renown today as likely the only man with disability heading a state House of Assembly in Nigeria.
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