Persons With Disabilities, PWDs, in Ebonyi State have protested alleged neglect by the state government, demanding monthly subventions, welfare support and immediate assent to the Disability Bill already passed by the State House of Assembly.
The protesters, who staged a peaceful demonstration in Abakaliki, also kicked against a vacation order issued by the Commissioners for Health, Dr. Moses Ekuma, and Women Affairs and Social Development, Barrister Felicia Nwamkpuma, directing them to vacate their office without alternative accommodation.
Carrying placards with various inscriptions, the protesters appealed to Governor Francis Nwifuru to intervene, stressing that disability is not a crime and calling for their inclusion in government programmes and appointments.
The State Chairman of Persons With Disabilities, Comrade Nwovu Friday, said the group had suffered neglect despite several appeals to the government.
He alleged that the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Women Affairs issued a quit notice without prior dialogue,
