Mr Ajanya stated, “The time has come for persons with disabilities to move from political margins to leadership.”
Mr Epelle said that inadequate deployment of voting materials for PWDs and voters’ apathy remains a challenge that must be addressed.
The Rivers government says it is committed to strengthening its collaboration with TAF Africa to enhance inclusive governance for persons living with disabilities.
TAF AFRICA says it will deploy 150 observers and 25 sign language interpreters for the November 8 governorship election in Anambra.
King Jaja of Opobo in Rivers, Dandeson Douglas Jaja, has encouraged Opobo indigenes to come home and invest to enhance its development.
TAF Africa, an NGO, says it has deployed 20 trained observers to polling units across the 18 LGAs in Ondo for Saturday’s governorship election.
Mr Epelle assured that TAF Africa would continue to observe the Edo election as it progresses and provide updates on the experiences of voters with disabilities.
“This discrimination must stop with the collaborative efforts of all stakeholders,” Mr Sununu said.
The TAF-Africa has called on INEC and security operatives to checkmate voter inducement and violence in polling units during elections in Nigeria.
The group said the omission of PWDs contravened the Discrimination Against PWDs Prohibition Act 2018.
