The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities and the Spinal Cord Injuries Association of Nigeria have called on the Ogun State Government to fully implement the state’s Disability Law, nearly nine years after it was signed into law.
The groups made the demand at a joint press briefing held at the NUJ Hall, Iwe Iroyin House, Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta, urging Governor Dapo Abiodun to provide the political direction required to conclude the implementation process before the expiration of his tenure in eight months.
The Ogun State Disability Law was signed by the former governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on December 27, 2017.
The groups, however, said the law had yet to be fully operationalized, leaving persons with disabilities waiting for the legal framework to translate into functioning institutions, enforceable protections and accessible public systems.
