Debola, Disabled Son Of Former Ogun State Gov, Gbenga Daniel Addresses Discrimination Of Physically Challenged People
Debola Daniel, the son of former Ogun state governor has made a case for disabled people in a Twitter post.
The young man who is physically challenged tackled the Nigerian community for failing to consider the wellbeing of disabled people or those who can be categorized as ‘others’.
With particular reference to how concerts are being done in Nigeria, Debola stated that being a disabled person in Nigeria is ‘‘lonely, scary and isolated place”.
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He stated that when planning for major events, people like him are never put into consideration.
He stated that even with government infrastructures, the plight of physically challenged persons is never put into consideration.
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Debola stated that he can not count how many times he has been made to feel less of a person whenever he uses the airport.
He said that if he as a ‘rich and powerful Nigerian’ can be treated like a ”suitcase” whose voice is stripped away by the actions and inactions of people who never consider persons like him, what then happens to the average disabled Nigerian out there.
Speaking further, he wrote that one day, he would like to see accessibility and inclusion of persons with disability in planning and not just as an afterthought.
Write his thread below,
“From an accessible perspective, that concert was a disaster.
Maybe later I will do a thread about how Nigerian events constantly exclude people who look like me.
It’s quite humbling to be always ‘othered’ by an industry/country I love so much.”
From an accessible perspective, that concert was a disaster.
Maybe later I will do a thread about how Nigerian events constantly exclude people who look like me.
It’s quite humbling to be always ‘othered’ by an industry/country I love so much.
— Debola Daniel (@DebolaDaniel) January 2, 2023
