Jahun Local Government Council of Jigawa, has distributed food items and cash to 220 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in the area to give them sense of belonging.
Mr Ismai’l Bature, the Special Assistant on Publicity to Chairman of the council, Alhaji Jamilu Danmalam, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Sunday.
He said 20 PWDs from each of 11 wards of the council benefited from the gesture, with each beneficiary receiving a mall bag of rice, carton of spaghetti and N5,000 cash.
Bature quoted Danmalam as saying that PWDs deserve support and care, saying, “they have not committed any offense for Allah (SWT) to create them the way they are.”
The council chairman urged people in the area to remember PWDs by givibg them moral support, especially during the holy month of Ramadan.
Bature also quoted the Area Chairman of Joined National Association of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWD) praising Danmalam for his kindness and generosity towards PWDs, particularly during Ramadan fasting.
The JONAPWD Chairman in the state, Adamu Shuaibu, commended the council chairman for the gesture and urged other council chairmen to emulate the good spirit.
“This act of kindness demonstrates Danmalam’s commitment to supporting vulnerable members of the society.
“This is a very good gesture indeed, the chairman has done very nice in the area of inclusion, how I wish all the council chairmen will emulate his kind spirit in assisting the vulnerable groups at this special time of need,” Shuaibu advocated. (NAN)
