As the race to 2023 general elections draws closer, the All Progressives Congress, APC, National leader on Persons With Disability, Tolu Bankole has promised to mobilize all persons living with disability to vote for the APC in the general elections.
This was contained in a communique signed and issued by Bankole and members of the Zonal leaders at the end of it’s second APC, PWDs zonal leaders,held at the party’s National Secretariat on Friday in Abuja.
While commending President Muhammad Buhari,for assenting to the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities, Prohibition, Bill as passed by the National Assembly.
According to Bankole, “We shall mobilize PWDs for PVC collection to ensure victory for the BAT/Shettima Presidential ticket because it is the best for Nigeria.”
He said, “We have marshalled plans to mobilize PWDs for APC victory in all elections and consequently secure a better life and economic prosperity for our members.
“We will go back to our states and zones to establish all inclusive PWDs campaign structure to the polling units to work for the re -election of our Governors and other candidates of the party. While doing this, we will respect the party’s constitution and leadership structure.
“We agreed to set up PWDs Campaign Council for BAT/Shettima 2023 to ensure victory knowing that APC is for Nigerians and Nigerians are for APC.
“In a bid to engender unity in our ranks, reconciliatory moves are ongoing at the National, Zonal and State levels to pacify all members of the community.
“Our quest to change the economic fortunes of the members of the PWDs community through dignifying, resourceful and sustainable opportunities will gain momentum soon. We will put in place workable plans and programmes, designed in recognition of the peculiarities of the needs and challenges of each zone.
“Approvals have been given to all zonal leaders to initiate and implement programmes in their zones and the respective states.
“We will scale up our advocacy for better life for PWDs via economic empowerment and financial inclusion.
“A workshop to train, re-orientate and improve significantly the capacity of PWDs leaders at Zonal and State levels is billed for the first week of August in Abuja.
“We are passionately appealing to the state Governors, Speakers of State House of Assembly and distinguished stakeholders to ensure immediate passage and domestication of the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018 as signed by our dearest President Muhammad Buhari as a matter of urgency and life saving.
“The only gift and enduring legacy any governor can bequeath to the PWDs community is to domesticate the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018 in his state.
“We are looking forward to seeing the appointment of PWDs as Ministers, Commissioners, Chairpersons of major statutory boards and parastatals of government henceforth.”
In attendance are
Hon. ‘Tolu Bankole, (APC, National Leader, PWDs)
Hon. Mohammed Abba Isa, (APC, Zonal Leader, PWDs, North East)
Hon. Audu Lazarus Loho, (APC, Other are, Zonal Leader, PWDs, North Central)
Dr Nwachukwu Stanley, (APC, Zonal Leader, PWDs, South East).
Hon. M. Lawal Na-Rogo, (APC, Zonal Leader, PWDs, North West)
