The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council (FCCPC) has assured Nigerians that it is working to create access to services for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), News About Nigeria reports.
The council’s Deputy Director of Consumer and Business Education, Nwafor Anthony, gave this assurance on Monday in Abuja.
It is a known fact that people living with disabilities in Nigeria, have had struggles integrating into the society without discrimination.
They have in time past, lamented the lack of inclusivity and consideration the society and organizations have for them, for instance, having offices in top floors without the option of an elevator to make access easy for them.
Anthony however, while speaking at a policy roundtable on financial inclusion for Persons with Disabilities, organised by the Consumer Advocacy and Empowerment Foundation, on Monday, noted that the council is already engaging in several campaigns aimed at drawing the need to ensure inclusivity and also provide an adequate environment for persons with special needs to access all sorts of services without any form of discrimination.
He also applauded the efforts of CADEF in ensuring the rights and inclusiveness of all Nigerians and pledged the council’s support for the foundation.
He stated, “The council is already engaging in several campaigns aimed at drawing the need to ensure inclusivity and also provide an adequate environment for persons with special needs to access all sorts of services without any form of discrimination. We will continue to fight for Nigerians’ rights to be respected.”
Also speaking, CADEF Executive Director Professor, Chiso Ndukwe-Okafor, stressed the need to urgently address the challenges faced by Persons with Disabilities in accessing digital financial services.
She stated that the meeting was organised so that stakeholders can brainstorm to come up with ideas to address the challenges faces by PWDs, which were both online and off line.
Ndukwe-Okafor listed inadequate infrastructure and poor policy framework as the major causes of the challenges faced.
