The Joint Association of Persons With Disability (JONAPWD) has insisted that its demand on 5% affirmative action on both appointive and elective positions from state and federal governments subsist for any politician to win their support in the 2015 general elections.
Consequently, the association inaugurated an 11-man committee, led by Rilwan Abdullahi, to sensitize people living with disability (PWD) on their civic responsibilities and rights, to ensure total participation of its members during elections.
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