The Global Initiative for Civil Stabilisation , a non-governmental organisation , has called on the federal and state governments to empower people with disabilities through skill acquisition programmes.
He said that it was important to put in place skill acquisition initiatives for PwDs to make them independent and able to live meaningful lives. Al-Mansur said if educational programmes were developed for PwDs, they would be guided towards career paths and employment opportunities would be provided for them.
“People need to be aware of the law. Since, 2019, when former President Muhammad Buhari signed the law, it became a crime to use PwDs for alms begging.