The Executive Secretary Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disabilities, Mr. James David Lalu has applauded the recent directive by the Director General, National Identity Management Commission Engr. Aliyu A. Aziz that Electronic Registration Centers (ERCs) across all zones in Nigeria should commence special services to Persons With Disabilities and other susceptible Nigerians.
Lalu made this known recently in Abuja while speaking to some members of the disability community who had come to commiserate with him on the demise of HRH the Mishkaham Mwaghavul of Mangu Local government of Plateau State.
Lalu in a statement by Mbanefo JohnMichaels, Head Media and Publicity NCPWD said the gesture reduce the stress PWDs experience from time to time while trying to get registered with NIMC.
He further seized the platform to disclose that about 35 million persons with disabilities in Nigeria need to be captured on the NIMC register for proper identification and inclusion into government policies and programmes.
The NCPWD boss however bemoaned the attitude of some pension administrators who create unwarranted problems for the PWDs during verification exercise year in year on without substantive results.
Responding, spokesman of the group Dr. Victor Mmadu expressed his gratitude and thanked the ES for his unprecedented show of passion towards advancing the course of Persons With Disabilities.
