By Christiana Ekpa
The House of Representatives has Called on the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to create a stand-alone status for Persons with Disabilities in every programme of the Ministry and to also review the National Social Register to accommodate Persons With Disability.
The House Resolution was sequel to adoption of urgent public importance on a “NEED for Specific Recognition Of Persons with Disabilities In Poverty Allegation Program Under Order 8 Rule 4, of the House of Representatives Rules”. Sponsored by: Hon. Bashiru Daudu (Dr) (APC, Lagos).
In presenting the motion in the House, the Lawmaker said the “Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities Act 2018” was assented into law by former President Muhammed Buhari in 2019.
He noted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the instrument of Ratification of the protocol to the African charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disability in Africa on 19” October, 2023.
Hon. Daudu further noted that the Federal Executive Council has approved the creation of a Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation Trust Fund of $5Billion annually.
The Lawmaker was disturbed that the “Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation’s”, recently launched “Renewal Hope Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) without set aside for Persons With Disability violated the Disability Act 2018”.
He said: “This program involves the transfer of N1Trillion at N25,000 to 15 million households.
Daudu also disturbed that most poverty alleviation carried out by most state Governments excluded the peoples with Disabilities.
“Worried that failure to involve PWDs in the “Poverty Alleviation” programmes leads to persistent poverty and further widening the Socio-economic in equality in Nigeria.
Following the adoption of the motion, the Speaker of the House of Representatives called on all the state Governments and local Government in Nigeria to include Persons with Disabilities in every programme of the state.
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