The National Coordinating Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Civil Service Staff with Disabilities (FCSSWD), Alhaji Iliasu O. Abdul-Rauf, has appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to sign the Bill of the Persons Living with Disabilities into an Act.
Abdul-Rauf: “I appeal to Mr. President that the glory will not be taken by another person. He has seriously worked towards this bill. We are appealing.”
The national coordinator said this while addressing reporters after an extra-ordinary general meeting of Federal Workers with Disabilities Cooperative Society in Abuja.
The bill, which the National Assembly has since passed and forwarded to Jonathan for assent, seeks to protect the rights and privileges of people living with disabilities.
Abdul-Rauf added: “I will meet the incoming administration so that the good work done by President Goodluck Jonathan over the Bill of the Persons Living with Disabilities will be continued by the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari.”