By Adamu IMAM Bauchi
The leadership of Gombe state house of assembly has assured that very soon the establishment of Gombe state disability commission bill would scale through and pass by the law makers to ensure persons living with disability PWDs to have voice on their own after assenting by the state governor.
The speaker Rt Honourable Abubakar Muhammad Luggerewo made the assurance at a one day committee retreat to harness recent public hearing, Supported by United State Agency for International Development USAID, input on Gombe state disability commission and other related matters, held at Kariya Hotel along Kano/Maiduguri road Bauchi on Tuesday
The speaker together with the members committee on women affairs and special duties, have reaffirmed their commitment not to relent in ensuring all hands on deck for the creations of the disability commission for the benefit of all people with special needs across Gombe state
" Our gathering here is not just another meeting, but a significant step forward in our collective mission to build a more inclusive and equitable society in Gombe state"
However, "we convene to harness the invaluable input gathered from our public hearing on the same issue, the voice of our citizen, particularly the community of persons with the disability" he said.
CSOs and other state actors have echoed through these hearing, guiding us toward a future where every individual is protected, empowered and allow to contribute to the growth and development ian Gombe state
Luggerewo continue that, " let us remind our selves of the importance of the work that we are about to undertake, ourselves the Gombe state disability law is not just a piece of legislation,
it is a declaration of our commitment to the rights and dignity of all people, regardless of their abilities, the commission will serve as a beacon of hope ensuring that these rights are upheld and that our policies are implemented effectively and efficiently"
The speaker appreciate member Shu'aibu Adamu representing Kwami east constituency who privately sponsored the bill along with other Hon. Musa Buba members who represent from Balanga north constituency and others
He equally thanked the state governor Inuwa Yahaya for his support always to the peoples oriented programs, as well as Palladium and USAID for their unwavering support.
In their separate goodwill at the retreat representative of persons living with disability Sale Mohammed expressed concern over the leadership that would man the affairs of the commission of established "I appeal for the Honourable house to make sure that who ever is coming to head the commission should be a Person living with disability to ensure inclusivity in governance"
Member house committee on education representing Kwami east Honourable Shu'aibu Adamu who sponsored the bill says "we hope that our honorable colleagues would do everything humanly possible to allow the bill to pass and subsequent assent by the state governor to be come a law in Gombe state that's our prayers". He maintained
Also chairman house committee on women affairs and special duties Honourable Gabriel Funshion Galadima stated that their committee are in support of the bill, especially interns of funding and collaboration,
Meanwhile, the Clark of the house Rukayyatu Adamu Jalo while commending the honourable members for this effort, assures their input as far as the office of the clark is concerned because of the significant impact on the lives of the physically challenged in Gombe state
The convener of the meeting Moses Oluwaseyi says they focus on issues that affect persons living with disability, and this project is over ten years of existence, we engage in research, advocacy collaboration in ensuring that we deliver on our basis,
"We got funding from scale Palladium to strengthen local engagement in order to work in four states, which includes Adamawa, Abia, Gombe and Taraba states and our essence of engagement is to ensure the discrimination against disabilities act of 2019 is domesticated in those states",
"Adamawa already have their own since 2016, so beyond domestication, it is the establishing disability commission that would ensure the implementation of the provision of this law, and so we have engaged in Gombe the physical challenge that is why we are here"
"In those states we have been able to achieve in Abia state the establishment of disability commission in may 2006, states have pushed and one of it, we are able to ensure disability draft that existed through stakeholders engagement and was done twice in Gombe fully Parkage to ensures everybody's interest are harness and no one is left behind".he stressed.
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