The Federal Government and a non-governmental organisation, All-rights Foundation Africa, on Monday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to drive accessibility reforms in the public service and promote inclusivity and equal opportunities for Persons with Disabilities.
The federal government had, in 2018, signed into law the Discrimination Against Persons With Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, with the establishment of the National Commission for Persons With Disabilities.
This Act provides the integration of PWDs, with rights to employment and participation in public life, accessibility to public structures, education, health, and priority in queues, accommodation, and other emergency.
According to the Director-General, of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dasuki Arabi, who spoke at the event, the partnership will help to deepen the domestication of the Act across the states as only nine states have domesticated the Act in 2022.
The partnership will also promote inclusive policy and strategic development and reforms by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of the Federal Government in Nigeria.
