The Country Director, MacArthur Foundation, Kole Shettima, on Monday urged politically appointed Persons with Disabilities to commission the National Bureau of Statistics on a survey for comprehensive data on PWDs in Nigeria.
Shettima made the call in Abuja at a governance and leadership workshop for appointed PWDs organised by the All-rights Foundation Africa funded by the European Union through its Support for Democratic Governance in Nigeria.
Shettima noted that the data obtained from the survey would help the political appointees have proper planning for the PWDs that they represent.
He said “Talking about leadership and inclusive development, appointed persons with disabilities must get the data of PWDs in Nigeria for sufficient planning.
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“The appointed PWD leaders can commission the National Bureau of Statistics to survey PWDs in Nigeria.
“If we do not have data for the PWDs in Nigeria, we cannot talk about inclusive development.”
The Country Director also tasked the appointed PWDs to be role models to others, adding that their voices must be heard at national and state levels.