Commotion in Owerri As 300 Deaf and dumb Protest, Block Entry Gate Of Imo State Govt. House Demand N12m Subvention...



Members of Imo State Association of the Deaf, numbering over 300 on Monday, blocked the entry gate of the Imo State Government House, Owerri, in protest,

The protesters tried to force themselves into the premises of the government house but were resisted by the security men on duty at the entry gate.
The security men fired several gunshot into the air.


The protesters said they wanted to see Governor Rochas Okorocha, over alleged neglect and abandonment of their ‘welfare packages and annual subventions.’
Their chairman, Mr. Uzoma Edwards, who spoke to newsmen through an interpreter, a Catholic Church Reverend sister, said that for the past 12 years, their annual subventions totaling N12m had not been released to the association.
The group also alleged that the government had ‘grossly marginalised’ members of the association in employment, empowerment opportunities and official programmes.


The protesters said the state government treated them ‘badly’ because they cannot talk and had no ability to air their grievances through verbal communication.
The association’s chairman said members were angry that the state government had yet to approve its proposal for the state to host the sixth edition of the National Deaf Football Championship in 2018.
While demanding two vehicles ......read more

http://www.naaija.com/2017/07/deaf-dumb-protest-imo-see-photos/

Lalasticlala, Mynd44, OAM4J

Why won't they protest. APC lead government are like dogs biting the masses harder.

Lmao

Chai

Notin i no go see 4 dis country

People wey de talk nd hear ar treated badly nd trek on a daily basis

Deaf nd dumb wan ride car

Kai

I rebuke that spirit of bruhaha

#Eco99#

Jesus Christ so Rochas okorohausa olaniyi even steals from the deaf and dump ones







God bless Biafra.

They won't even hear the gun shot.

Nd okoro wasiu is telling us buhari is coming back in two weeks.

Rochas dey London oh to see the queeN Buhari

sori my brothers and sisters it is well. imolite should find way to exchange rochas with garri.

The disability need a better law and better treatment in our society

Okorocha see what u caused.

Car?
For what?

Anyway look down

What an irony...there is plenty reference in the post to "hear" and "said" and I'm wondering how they did it.

but wait o,how dem take know say na wetin dem need be that?
who can hear them talk since there are d&d?

Na wa ooo

Wahala de oo
How dem go hear if other road users horn self
Anyways deaf and dumb for naija get levels

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ecoeco:
Lmao

Chai

Notin i no go see 4 dis country

People wey de talk nd hear ar treated badly nd trek on a daily basis

Deaf nd dumb wan ride car

Kai

I rebuke that spirit of bruhaha

#Eco99#

odiereke:
They won't even hear the gun shot.

OK this got me like Make we just stay one side dey observe. Funny set of people.

Some times I wish I was deaf. When my room mates are disturbing while I am trying to read. God make all of us deaf please

300?


Is Imo their headquarters?







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Sebastine1994:
Some times I wish I was deaf. When my room mates are disturbing while I am trying to read. God make all of us deaf please

God pls do not grant this request

jeff44:
God pls do not grant this request

why? Its my prayer oh. Not yours

Abeg what does d police think of achieving by firing warning shots, they are deaf people and won't be deterred

In the first place, they are referred to as 'deaf-mute'. Let's even assume u had to use Nigerian parlance, it is 'deaf and DUMB'. Dump ko, dispose ni.

Secondly, seeing the comments that av followed this post show the degree to which we are wicked and insensitive. Because they are challenged, they are now sub-human? We deserve the kind of leaders we av in this country.

hope rochas joined them cos the idiat hears no criticism. Mbakwe remains the best governor imo ever had

They should just go and look for hustle that don't need much talking.
Like barbing,sewing,shoe cobbler and make their money.
Or even take an inter preter and start up little bussiness.
Nigeria politician only care about themselves.and don't give a Bleep about the masses including tinubu,gej,buhari,rochas etc but excluding nnamdi kanu.that guy is different from all the nigerian politician I have seen

odiereke:
They won't even hear the gun shot.

u stole my word. hahaha

They're hungry people - Nigeria needs to give them Biafra so they can develop Biafra like Yorubas developed Ibadan



Ibadan

C their mouth like C A R

Buhari no get your time abeg
If you really wanna make a deaf person angry, just put a leaf in your mouth. Na serious gob.e be that

They want car mean while people who are orally ok don't have SMH

That would be a 'silent protest'. I admire mute people so much, and I read some of their articles on quora, very interesting.

BTW, I remember my encounter with a mute man some months ago. Actually, the mute man happened to be the motorcycle (okada) man that carried me without my knowledge of knowing him as mute. It was until he followed one-way (due to heavy traffic in Lagos. u no na!) that I knew him as mute, when he was trying to call the attention of a pedestrian crossing the road without looking both ways. Can you imaging, his bike had no horn! That day was the last time I had a wholehearted prayer for a safe journey. Thank you!