The wife of Kogi State governor and founder of Hayat Foundation, Mrs. Amina Bello has appealed to government to provide wheelchairs for physically-challenged children and enforce that schools discriminating against the children should be shut down. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on how some family members and close friends mocked her for having a son who has cerebral palsy, the First Lady said, "Schools which discriminate against children wo are livign with physical and developmental challenges should be shut down.



"Before you set up a school, it must be accessible to these children with special needs. You must have special teachers or therapists in every class and of course you should be certified fit to open a school for special needs children. There is also the stigma which starts from your immediate environment. People will be whispering when a child with special needs or his parents are around.



"This has made a lot of parents to live in depression. This is the reason why some parents choose to live in denial and lick up such children. I was advised to inject my son with harmful substance and some people advised me to take him to the village." Bello further said her foundation will establish an institute with focus on severe cerebral palsy cases and also, will open a training centre for behavioural and occupational therapists.



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So i'm FTC


It's well

People living with diability have the same equal right with the able people...so no discremination

If u didn't have a child like that, u would v discriminated against them too.

hmmn the rich also cry...

yes ma, appeal to ur husband cause he is the government and let it start with him.

Ok

Emperorwhales:
hmmn the rich also cry...

they r humans

Mercy killing . May God not allow us have such children in which we would be in such dilemma. Down's syndrome, Palsy, even sickle cell disease.

Is there no school for such children?

Yet BUHARI dey drink GARRI for London, U.K.!
Na wah.

What a C-UNTRY!

Madam! When you dey chop money, you nor know say e go reach ya turn?

Nogodye:
People living with diability have the same equal right with the able people...so no discremination

Of course they should. But because her son wasn't accepted, does that mean that is the only development she as a first lady would bring in? Doesn't this tell it's because she wants to make a change for her self interests. Let's say her son isn't disable, do you think they would care?

The strategy of exclusion (or murder) and discrimination against the physically challenged and persons with special needs is an exposition of a deep seated problem with Nigerian Society at large.

Is our excuse the fact that we are a developing country? Is that why persons with special needs are grossly unsupported, undocumented and ignored?

Accessibility is a MAJOR issue. Special Health Care is a MAJOR issue, Awareness is a MAJOR issue

It's almost as though we turn around and say to them 'It's not our fault that you are physically challenged, abeg maintain your lane'.

Callous discrimination against physically challenged and those with special needs appears to have been institutionalised at Federal, State (and Local Government Levels)

Animals in the kingdom, I hate our Politicians partionatly.... The always seek for cheap political points at any given opportunity.... Who she epp

a wise man once said "only after feeling pain will u sympathise with others who have felt the same thing"








N.B: am the wise man..

herzernBABA:
So?

Is that what Koqi residents will feed on??

Brother receive sense In the most powerful name of Jesus.
With this your thinking, I have a feeling your IQ is worse than that of a palsy patient. Something like 35, yeah.

Amina isn't the 1st lady..........she s yahaya Bello 3rd wife, the picture u attached is rashida the 1st lady

A very strong voice for people living with disabilities. They are Nigerians and humanbeing like us with feelings and emotions. I salute the courage of this woman for bringing this open for discussions and more awareness.

frenchwine:

Brother receive sense In the most powerful name of Jesus.
With this your thinking, I have a feeling your IQ is worse than that of a palsy patient. Something like 35, yeah.

guy u are generous me I would say he has IQ of -4500.

Tell your husband to implement that

Nogodye:
People living with diability have the same equal right with the able people...so no discremination

.....

u mean in nigeria? oga weldone sir ( in kogi language)..
plz don decieve urself

I think she is the 1st Lady III


@Topic the society needs to do more for those with disabilities.

dessz:
guy u are generous me I would say he has IQ of -4500.

Let's just pity him small.

CP can be define but it doesn't define the person...

EngrKem:
If u didn't have a child like that, u would v discriminated against them too.

She has a good heart if not she would have yield to the advices of the people.

yaqq:
Amina isn't the 1st lady..........she s yahaya Bello 3rd wife, the picture u attached is rashida the 1st lady

Agreed, but don't let us miss out on the message, we need to give more voice to this