In a bid to empower persons living with disabilities, the federal government through the Central Bank has signed a N220 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) fund with the Albino Foundation.

At the occasion, the President of Albino Foundation, Dr Jack Epelle said it was a great disservice to person with albinism not to be included as persons living with disability.

‘We are not ashamed to say that. We have a disability in our skin and eyes. It takes a person with albinism 10 minutes to burn in the sun but 1:30 minutes for a normal person,’ he said.

In his speech, Central Bank deputy director for development finance said access to finance has been the most critical challenge of small and mediums scale enterprises in Nigeria. ‘In recognition of this, the CBN launched the N220 billion MSME fund to provide long term affordable funding for the sub-sector,’ he said

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Good. Only if it will be completely given to them and not some Big tommy, Black ones. And if Sanusi did this, TANiods will be on rampage.