Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, yesterday, flagged-off the distribution of empowerment package of N20,000 each to 2,000 persons living with disabilities at an event held at Coronation Hall, Government House.
Governor Yusuf said the empowerment programme was informed by government’s desire to assist and support all citizens in the state irrespective of their physical disability, economic background or social differences.
He said it was with the ardent belief of his administration that persons living with disabilities take a centre stage of his government that needs to be accorded proper care, rehabilitation, sense of belonging and provision of other social amenities for their benefit and that of their families.
The governor urged the beneficiaries to remain consistent in making positive plans and aspirations to make their lives better and more prosperous as the government from its side has a lot of programmes and policies to project their lives to better living.
Deputy Governor, Aminu Gwarzo, said it was the responsibility of leaders, at all levels, to cater for the needs of their followers, saying what Governor Abba Yusuf did was timely in view of the current harsh economic situation in the country.
Gwarzo called on the leaders of associations of persons living with disabilities to unite and remain committed in serving their members as government is always ready to stand by them to forge ahead.
The beneficiaries were drawn from eight clusters that include the blinds, crippled, deaf and dumbs, albinos, lepers and spinal cord injury patients across the 44 local governments of Kano State.
The governor also assured the people living with disabilities that his government is set to establish the person living with disabilities commission in Kano to domesticate the Disabilities Act initiated by the Federal Government.
Earlier, Person Living With Disabilities Chairman in Kano, Musa Shaga, appreciated the governor’s good gesture for fulfilling his campaign promise on social inclusion through the support to people living with disabilities.