FG Set To Provide Scholarship, Quality Education For Disabled Persons In The Country
NCPWD, on Tuesday, restated its commitment to provide scholarship and quality education to persons with disabilities in various institutions in the country.
Nnenna Orji 
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), on Tuesday, restated its commitment to provide scholarship and quality education to persons with disabilities in various institutions in the country. This was stated by the Executive Secretary, James Lalu at a stakeholders’ meeting of Voice of Disability Initiative (VDI), held to commemorate the 2023 International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
According to Mr Lalu, NCPWD is committed to providing scholarships and quality education to people with disabilities and ensuring they get student loans promised by President Bola Tinubu. He said that a lot of positive things would happen to persons with disabilities in 2024, and that they would be collaborating with VDI and other organizations for the benefit of the disabled persons.
The executive director of VDI, Catherine Edeh, in her remarks, said that the purpose of the stakeholders’ meeting was to unveil its five-year strategic plan (2023-2027) and quarterly newsletter. She said it is also an avenue to present the outcome of stakeholders’ engagement in Ebonyi, Kwara and Enugu states. Ms Edeh also cautioned people against discrimination against persons with disabilities, saying that such action must stop.
Daniel Uwaezuoke, chairman of the board of trustees (BOT), VDI, stated that the unveiling of the VDI five-year strategic plan was apt and wouldn’t have been done at a better time than now. He stated that presently, government and development partners are paying more attention to issues around inclusive plans and development.
Mr Uwaezuoke said that the meeting was an opportunity for partners to learn more about VDI with a view to forging a new partnership and collaboration agenda.
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Chijioke Nwafor, a member of VDI BOT, urged parents to identify and harness the potential in their child’s disability. He said that parents should accept every child with disability challenge and not discourage such a child, adding that there are abilities in disability. He also advised parents not to hide and not to pamper a child with a disability but to give such child training and support.
