A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Committed Youth for Better Nigeria, in collaboration with the National Film and Video Censorship Board (NFVCB), has donated 20 electric wheelchairs to Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWDs) in Bichi Emirate in Kano State.
Speaking while distributing the wheelchairs, the Emir of Bichi, Alhaji Nasir Ado Bayero, commended the organisations and urged wealthy individuals and other voluntary organisations to redouble effort in assisting disabled persons and the less privileged.
Alhaji Nasir, who quoted verses from the Holy Qur’an on the significance of assisting the needy, commended the donors for the gesture, which he described as timely and would assist the beneficiaries in easing the hardship they were facing in their daily engagements.
The emir also charged the beneficiaries to use the gifts judiciously and pledged that the emirate would keep monitoring them to ensure that none of them was sold out.
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Earlier, presenting the machines to the emir, the National President of the NGO, Ambassador Ibrahim I. Ibrahim, said the emir’s keen interest for humanity gave them courage to select his emirate for the gesture.
Also speaking, the Executive Director of NFVCB, Alhaji Adetayo Thomas, urged the beneficiaries to take good care of the machines and commended the emir for his commitment to promoting the well-being of his people.
The guest speaker at the occasion, Prof Isa Jibrin Diso, charged people with disabilities to tighten their belts in seeking knowledge and other socio-economic programmes in order to be self-reliant.
