The Centre for People living with Disability has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to give assent to the National Disability Bill.
The Director of the centre, David Anyaele, made the call on Wednesday at a conference organised to mark the 2015 International Day For Persons With Disabilities in Abuja.
Mr Anyaele said discrimination against persons with disability was a burden even in states where there were established laws to protect their rights.
He lamented that government had not given enough attention to their plights especially during population census, which he said was critical for planning.
The Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Roy Ugo and the Director of Planning and Research, National Population Commission, Oloyede Olanipekun, who were present at the gathering assured the group of the government’s support.
There is no clear statistics of people living with disabilities in Nigeria, but the World Health Organisation said there was an estimated 1.9 million people with disabilities as against the 1.8 million estimated by the National Population Commission in 2011.
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