Democracy fails without PWD inclusion — ADC Chieftain

From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja
The National Leader of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the African Democratic Congress, Dr. Chike Okogwu, has declared that Nigeria’s democracy cannot be considered complete while millions of persons with disabilities remain excluded from opportunities, services and governance.
In a Democracy Day message titled “Democracy Without Access is Democracy Denied,” Okogwu lamented that many of the challenges confronting PWDs remain unresolved four years after he first raised concerns about their plight.
He argued that the true measure of democracy lies in how it treats its most vulnerable citizens, stressing that inaccessible public facilities, discriminat...