Bauchi: Persons with Disability demand 5% employment, political representation, Others
The Bauchi State Join Association of Persons with Disability has demanded the Bauchi State Government to provide at least 5% of their employment to Persons with Disability and adequate political representation in the state.
This was contained in the message of the International Day for Persons with Disability 2023 by JONAPWD Bauchi State Chapter on Tuesday.
The Chairman Bauchi JONAPWD Bulus Sama’ila Zuya said that the state government should consider the employment of Persons with Disabilities to reduce the menace of street begging and other social problems in compliance with Section 29 of the discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2018.
He also said that the section of the discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2018 provides that “All employers of labour in public organizations shall, as much as possible, have Persons with Disabilities constituting at least 5% of their employment.
According to him the Bauchi State Government has not met the fulfillment thresholds.
He also said “Women and Youth were adequately represented in the Bauchi State Executive council as Commissioners with the exclusion of Persons with Disabilities. As a matter of appeal for the Fundamental rights, JONAPWD respectfully calls on His Excellency to consider the appointment of a qualified and competent Person with Disability as a Special Adviser to His Excellency on Disability Matters”
He also appeal the state Government to review through legislation, the Bauchi State Agency For Persons With Disabilities Establishment law 2010 by exclusively appointing Person With Disability as the Executive Secretary of the Agency and non permanent Board members to reduce the frequent misunderstanding and conflict of interest in running the affairs of the Agency.
