Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has called for better support for fellow citizens living with disabilities as Nigeria joins the world to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
In a statement on Sunday via his X account, Peter Obi said, “I join in demanding a better nation for them as fellow compatriots, living with disabilities not by their making. Living with a disability should not be a death sentence or society stigmatisation, but should be a platform that calls up the humanity in us as their brothers and sisters.”
Peter Obi decried that “in our clime where good governance is hard to come by leading to needless hardship, those living with disabilities in our midst feel the pinch more as life becomes more difficult for them.”
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Referencing WHO statistics indicating over 35 million Nigerians live with disabilities, Obi affirmed, “Such a significant number of people must be cared for by the government so that they can live their lives in full, and contribute positively to the development of the nation.”
