The Director, National Orientation Agency in Jigawa, Malam Shuai’bu Haruna, has urged people living with disability to collect Permanent Voter Cards for them to participate in the forthcoming elections.
Haruna made the call at a one-day voter education exercise for the physically challenged persons in Hadejia, Jigawa.
The director said the call was imperative to enable such persons to exercise their civic rights.
Haruna said the Independent National Electoral Commission had made adequate arrangements to support the disabled persons and simplify their voting processes.
He said the exercise was conducted in collaboration with INEC and the Joint Association of Persons with Disability.
Mallam Muhammad Usman, who is the Chairman of the Association of Persons with Disability, commended the agency for the exercise, saying that it would create awareness among their members.
Source: Punch Online
