Penpushing Media Advocates For Inclusion Of People With Special Needs In Govt
The founder of the foremost online media in Ogun State Penpushing Media, Prince Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji has called on the government and critical stakeholders in the country to devoid the act of neglecting people with disabilities, advocating that, they should be involved in the government.
Kayode-Adedeji advocated that people with disabilities also have abilities, but the negligence of the government towards them is also affecting them. He stated this at the 5th-anniversary lecture of the Penpushing media, held at the OOPL marquee, in Abeokuta the Ogun state capital.
He noted that the theme of the event” Burden of inclusivity and Nigeria’s Democracy” was deliberately chosen, as part of the media organization’s effort to make the voice of people with special needs heard, which is part of the social responsibility that the media outlet has taken upon since it’s inception.
“In Penpushing media, one area of our corporate social responsibility is using the platform to show concern for the plight of the less privileged and people with special needs. One was the discovery of Sarah Ajayi, a 20 years old blind girl who lost her two eyes when she was 18 years to a cataract while in SSS2 class. Our online publication brought hope to the hopeless lady through the intervention of one of our leading leaders who took over the educational expenses enroll the girl in the school of the blind in Lagos. I’m happy to inform you that Sarah is now a graduate with specialize in artwork. We are using this medium to solicit empowerment for her to start a business on her artwork”.
“Another special person discovered was Abiodun Omoyaiye Soyeria a physically challenged person and graduate of Mfroms Communications in Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, who was jobless athe after the NYSC scheme. With the Penpushing media effort in bringing his plight to the public on our medium, Abiodun has today gained full employment with Federal Medical Center(FMC) Abeokutaworks work in the puRelationltion Department of the institution”.
Kayode-Adedeji posited that he doesn’t want to stop there asorganizationation would appreciate e of support from the government and other critical stakeholders for the people with special needs.
We do not want to stop here, we have also introduced another item to our deliverables in terms of social responsibility. It is about regular support for the less privileged which is not limited to financial support. We want wants to support them through a donation to number the s of the orphanage.
Also speaking the guest speaker at the event Prof. Suleiman Bogoro who was a former Executive SSecretary the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), submitted that there is a need for inclusion in city government without discriminaagainst ting any identities in the country, comm, unity against, and even local government.
He added that if there is inclusivity Nigeria will be better, urging that it is important to act now so we can all take the future.
In the same development, David Anyaele, who is CEO CenterCitizenitzen With Disability (CCD) frowned upon at which the governfeels feeling less concerned about people with disability, arguing that nearly everybody e on disabilities in them.
He maintained that it is pertinent for the Federal government and state governments to give value to people with disability by implementing bills on dissabilityappointingpoint people with disability in government.
“We want to assure equal opportunity if we have people with disability as commissioner in the state is not bad”. He posited.
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