Govt Committed To Supporting People Living With Disabilities

Govt Committed To Supporting People Living With Disabilities

Lagos State Commissioner for Basic Education, Mr Jamiu Alli-Balogun, has said the government caters for the needs of people living with disability.

He said an agency, Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA), was established for them, adding that schools were also established for them.

Alli-Balogun, represented by Mr. Azeez Aliu, said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu remained committed to improving lives of people living with disability.

He spoke at the Annual Lecture and Sustainability Fund for the Aged, organised by a non-governmental organisation, Kehinde Oshilaja Foundation.

The Coordinator of the foundation, Comrade Kehinde Oshilaja, called on the government to assist in the provision of more affordable schools for people living with disabilities.

He made this known in a statement, noting that exorbitant fees collected by the few available schools made it difficult for members to attend the schools.

Oshilaja said the government should assist in building more schools that could accommodate more members living with disability.

He decried the manner people looked at those living with disability, saying whenever well-to-do persons in the society invite them to functions, they do not honour people living with disability.