Nigeria: Youth With Disabilities Among the Poorest - Aisha Buhari

21 February 2020

Young people with disabilities are among the poorest and most marginalised persons around the world today, the first lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari has said.

Mrs Buhari, who spoke while declaring open a three-day workshop on Mentoring and Life Enhancement Programme for Youth Living with Disabilities organised by the Ministry of Sport and Youth Development in Abuja on Monday, urged all Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) with youth component in their budget appropriation to ensure that no youth is left behind, because everyone counts.

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