Daji Sani in Yola
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has organized a one-day sensitization programme for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Yola forward of the forthcoming nationwide elections.
The sensitization workshop, held on Monday in Yola, was geared toward educating PWDs on the electoral course of and addressing boundaries they face throughout elections.
Speaking on the occasion, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, Alhaji Nura Mohammad, mentioned the fee is dedicated to making sure that no eligible voter is disenfranchised on account of incapacity.
He mentioned the workshop was designed to teach PWDs on their rights and to arrange them to beat challenges often encountered at polling items throughout elections.
“We are ready to provide accessibility to all people with disabilities to polling units where they are to cast their votes,” the REC mentioned, including that INEC is conscious of varied varieties of disabilities and has made ample provisions.
According to him, the fee has educated individuals on the necessity to get hold of their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) earlier than continuing to their respective polling items to vote.
He disclosed that INEC has made accessible Braille poll guides for voters with visible impairments, in addition to magnifying glasses, whereas Form EC30 PWD with written directions and posters has been offered for these with listening to impairments.
The REC additional famous that the fee is in partnership with Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) and Cluster Heads who now function a bridge between institutional provisions and group consciousness for voters with disabilities.
Speaking to journalists after the workshop, the Chairman of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Sani Sabo, thanked INEC for contemplating the plight of PWDs in its preparations for the elections.
Represented by his Vice-Chairman, Mohammad Dalatu, Sabo mentioned the affiliation will take the sensitization to the grassroots to teach its members, including: “We are happy that INEC has taken us into consideration and we will come out to vote.”
