Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has kept his promise to persons with disabilities with the Senate’s passage for its third and final reading the ‘Discrimination Against Persons With Disabilities (Prohibition) Bill (2016) (SB 22).’
The bill was passed on Wednesday July 13, 2016.
Saraki had made the promise during a meeting with leaders of the Centre for Citizens wirh Disabilities in Abuja.
Saraki stated on social media thatt the bill is highly important as it seeks to curb the abuse in all forms of Nigerians with disabilities.
He declared that the bill would promote the respect of the rights of all Nigerians with disabilities.
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“Many of you will remember that earlier this year, when I met with the leaders of the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities,” Saraki said, “I promised that the Senate would work on examining ways to strengthen our laws for people with disabilities.”
Saraki, who is a medical doctor by profession, emphasised that with the Senate’s passage of the Discrimination Against Persons With Disabilities (Prohibition) Bill, he was hopeful that the National Assembly would finally break the jinx by getting the bill passed in both Houses and signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Similar bills seeking to protect the rights of people with disabilities failed to get signed into law during the 6 (2007 to 2011) and 7th (2011 to 2015) Assemblies.
