Kano: Ganduje Signs PWDs Bill Into Law

On Tuesday, the Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, approved Kano Persons With Disabilities (PWD) Bill 2022.

The governor reiterated that his government is firm with banning street begging. Ganduje said he had set up a committee to evacuate beggars from all the nooks and crannies of the state.

The state House of Assembly passed the PWDs Amendment Law 2022 on November 16, Naija News understands.

The bill was signed into law yesterday at the weekly State Executive Council meeting held at the Government House, Kano. Shortly after assenting to the bill law, Ganduje explained that it would pave way for the inclusion and development of people living with disabilities in the state.

The governor noted that the law provided for establishing a ministry to oversee the affairs of PWDs, saying that all the six clusters of disabilities would be represented in the running of the ministry.

Ganduje states further that when established, the ministry would be given all the necessary assistance to make it functional in accordance with global standards.

He said that some of the people living with disabilities were part of those selected for entrepreneurial training at the Dangote Skills Acquisition Centre, Kano, to make them self-reliant and reduce unemployment.

The governor, however, said that the state has banned street begging and had set up a committee to evacuate beggars from all the nooks and crannies of the state.

The new law provides for the establishment of a ministry, to oversee the affairs of PWDs, in addition to the allocation of two per cent of all employment opportunities to the six clusters, including the physical and visually impaired.

Others are those with impaired hearing, speech impairment, spinal cord injury patients, down syndrome patients and lepers.

The law also makes it possible for the reservation of special parking lots and spaces in public buildings for persons with disabilities.