As members celebrate International day for people living with disabilities, kudos has been given to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olushola Sanwo-Olu, especially with what he is doing with People living with disabilities.
The creation of the Lagos State Office of Disability Affairs, LASODA, and provision of free transportation to PWLD, free health services and other incentives to cushion the effects of the current economic hardship in the country on PLWD.
This was contained in the pre-celebration speech delivered by the Coordinator of the Oshilaja Foundation, Comrade Kehinde Oshilaja, at the Alagomeji Community Centre Mosque, Lagos and Ijo Orunmila Ato in Mainland Local Government on Friday and Four Square Gospel Church headquarters on Sunday respectfully urging other States government to emulate Lagos State.
According to him, “we will love to appreciate the government of Lagos State, especially, for his transformational agenda, notably with the creation of the Lagos State Office of Disability Affairs, LASODA, and for ensuring a free and subsidize health care services for PLWD.
“Ensuring free transportation for members and other incentives to cushion the effects of the economic hardship in the country, while appealing to other state governments to emulate Lagos State”, Oshilaja said.
PLWD also expressed their appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, especially in his efforts at reshaping the economy and the country at large, but appealed that he should do more, especially for people living with disabilities, citing serious hunger in the country.
“We shall also like to express our profound love to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, that avall himself in reshaping the economy and our direction as a nation, however, we shall further appeal with him to do more for PLWD because there is serious hunger in our nation.
Our challenges are numerous, but we as an organisation will urge the Federal government to improve on our data collection so as to know our general population and the complete data of those living with disabilities”, Oshilaja said