By Abdulaziz Abdulaziz
Abuja
By Ezrel Tabiowo and Taiye Odewale, Abuja
President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday declared that the National Assembly will henceforth fight to ensure that Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWD) enjoy equal rights like other Nigerian.
Saraki gave the pledge while receiving two PLWD groups from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the Niger Delta region, who came on a thank you visit to the Senate leadership over the recent passage of the Disabilities Bill by the Senate.
The Senate President equally announced the donation of bus by the 8th Senate to the groups to ameliorate their transportation needs as earlier requested by their leadership.
He stated that the leadership of the Senate would follow up to ensure that the Bill is signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari after the concurrence of the House of Representatives.
He said: “Let me give thanks to God for making this day possible because I remember that when you came earlier, we made a promise that we will ensure we pass the Disability Bill as soon as possible and we thank God that with the support of everybody here, the 8th Senate has been able to achieve it.
Earlier, the leaders of the PLWD from Abuja and Niger Delta, under the aegis of Disable Emirate, Karamajiji, Abuja, Mr. Muhammad Dantami and the Foundation for Persons with Disabilities in the Niger Delta, Mr. Dandeson Hart, in the separate remarks that the Senate for the prompt passage of the Disabilities Bill.
Hart, specifically, noted that the Bill was going through its “third missionary journey” in the National Assembly.