100 Days in office: Hon. MKO Empowered Disabled Persons in Adavi LG
Many out of the People Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) in Adavi LG benefitted from the empowerment programme of Hon. Abdulmalik Onipe MKO, Secretary Adavi in Local Govt Area of Kogi state .
The Secretary targeted the people with disability because of their peculiar needs, being the most vulnerable group in the society.
He believe the empowerment will go a long way in alleviating their sufferings.
He said, “ after his empowerment outreaches across the 11 wards of Adavi Local Government during Ramadan, he felt the people living with disability as well as people with any other social problems weren’t well captured as he decided to specially take care of them to celebrate his 100days in office.
Chairman of the PLWDs in Adavi LG, Mallam Idris Nagazi , thanked the the Local Government Secretary for the gesture.
“We are extremely happy with this gesture. This is the first time that a politician will be reaching out to us in this way. We are very happy,” he said, calling for the establishment of a special centre to empower their members with vocational skills as they have good numbers of voters in Adavi .
The stakeholders present at the event also used the opportunity to appreciate Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for finding Hon. Abdulmalik worthy of this appointment who has countless time reach out to the people directly at the Grassroot and helping the caretaker chairman Hon. Bashiru okategwu in winning the heart of people of Adavi to APC the more within the shortest period.
The event was also witness by the Secretary, Okehi LGA. Hon. Matthew James Omeiza and his Entourage.
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