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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday inaugurated the Governing Board of the Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs, LASODA, to manage the N500 million Disability Trust Fund, DTF.
Ambode, who spoke at the Lagos House, Alausa, in Ikeja, while inaugurating the Board, said it was in fulfilment of his administration’s promise to ensure that the affairs of people living with disabilities was managed by people passionate enough to show that there is ability in disability.
Describing the development as another milestone in his commitment to run an all inclusive government, the governor said the Board would manage the affairs of people living with disabilities by issuing guidelines for their education, social development and welfare.
“The Board will also manage the Disability Trust Fund. In fulfilment of the promise I made on May 29th, 2016, this Fund has in its kitty today, N500m with a marching order to solicit from the public and other charitable organisations, additional support for its objectives.
“We could not have done otherwise, given the array of people with disabilities who possess requisite qualification, experience and character.
“In addition, we believe in their ability to manage the Disability Trust Fund more judiciously because they have a more personal understanding of the needs and situation of our less privileged people. This fund will give our brothers and sisters a needed boost to make a livelihood for themselves and a chance to fulfil their potentials,” he said.
The governor, however, assured that notwithstanding the N500 million Trust Fund, people living with disabilities were still eligible to access the N25 billion Employment Trust Fund (ETF).
Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, said that people living with disabilities had the same right as everyone else, noting that with proper planning, a person with special needs could have a more fulfilling, healthier and enjoyable life, hence the fulfillment of the governor’s promise of the N500 million fund to take care of people living with disabilities.
Ambode, who spoke at the Lagos House, Alausa, in Ikeja, while inaugurating the Board, said it was in fulfilment of his administration’s promise to ensure that the affairs of people living with disabilities was managed by people passionate enough to show that there is ability in disability.
Describing the development as another milestone in his commitment to run an all inclusive government, the governor said the Board would manage the affairs of people living with disabilities by issuing guidelines for their education, social development and welfare.
“The Board will also manage the Disability Trust Fund. In fulfilment of the promise I made on May 29th, 2016, this Fund has in its kitty today, N500m with a marching order to solicit from the public and other charitable organisations, additional support for its objectives.
“We could not have done otherwise, given the array of people with disabilities who possess requisite qualification, experience and character.
“In addition, we believe in their ability to manage the Disability Trust Fund more judiciously because they have a more personal understanding of the needs and situation of our less privileged people. This fund will give our brothers and sisters a needed boost to make a livelihood for themselves and a chance to fulfil their potentials,” he said.
The governor, however, assured that notwithstanding the N500 million Trust Fund, people living with disabilities were still eligible to access the N25 billion Employment Trust Fund (ETF).
Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, said that people living with disabilities had the same right as everyone else, noting that with proper planning, a person with special needs could have a more fulfilling, healthier and enjoyable life, hence the fulfillment of the governor’s promise of the N500 million fund to take care of people living with disabilities.