- Ngelale emphasized the government’s dedication to ensuring the representation and welfare of disabled individuals, highlighting the administration’s commitment to diversity and inclusivity.
- Ngelale stated that the appointment follows Tinubu’s determination to ensure that every segment of society is sufficiently catered to within the ambit of the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration
Mohammed Isa has been appointed as President Bola Tinubu’s Senior Special Assistant on Disability Matters.
At the State House in Abuja on Thursday, Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, revealed the appointment.
According to Ngelale, Tinubu made the appointment in order to fulfil his commitment to guaranteeing that every societal group is adequately served within the framework of his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
The statement read that the new SSA is a “distinguished champion of persons with disabilities with over a decade of experience in local and international advocacy on matters concerning persons with disabilities.
“The new presidential aide is a graduate of Public Administration with honours from the University of Maiduguri where he would go on to earn a Master in Public Administration at the same institution in 2017.”
Ngelale noted that the President “tasks the new appointee to proactively create avenues of opportunity for inclusion through the inculcation of PWD requirements and perspectives in the policies and programmes of all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of the Federal Government while working closely with sub-national authorities to build a national consensus on PWD-friendly policy and environmental conditions in collaboration with the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD).”
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