Kebbi  to Establish Commission for Persons Living with Disabilities

Onuminya Innocent

The Kebbi State Government has expressed readiness to establish a Commission for persons living with disabilities.

The state Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu Ahmed, disclosed this while briefing journalists shortly after the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting held at the Government House in Birnin Kebbi yesterday.

The commissioner said the commission, if established, would be saddled with the responsibility of issues related to persons living with disability, adding that a bill seeking the establishment of the commission would soon be sent to the state House of Assembly.

He said: “During our SEC meeting presided over by Governor Nasir Idris, we deliberated and arrived at a position on three number of issues.

“These issues included the establishment of Disability Commission, RIGATA Cultural Festival and traditional rulers allowances.”

Ahmed further explained that the government was working towards RIGATA Cultural Festival expected to hold in February 2024 in Yauri Emirate, assuring them that arrangement had already begun.

The commissioner recalled that the Emir of Yauri, Dr. Zayyanu Abdullahi, had earlier requested for review of traditional rulers’ allowances to enable them discharge their duties.

In line with this, he said the issue was deliberated during the SEC meeting, stressing that the state government was looking into it with a view to proffering solution to it.

Ahmed appealed to all and sundry to rally round the present administration to pave way for more dividends of democracy in their respective domains.

He cited the ongoing transformation of the state capital, completion of the multi-billion naira ultramodern secretariat project among others as some of the giant projects that would directly touch the lives of Kebbi people.

According to him, “The support and cooperation of people for the government policies and programmes is highly needed; this is to enable the present government achieve the desired goals and objectives, hence the need for call to all to support the state governor to deliver the goods successfully.”