Disability groups call for Ogun law to be put into effect
Disability rights organisations have appealed to Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun to operationalise legislation designed to protect people with disabilities. The groups say the state’s disability law, signed in 2017, has still not been fully implemented, leaving their call focused on turning the law into practical action.
Disability rights groups have urged Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun to fully implement the Ogun State Disability Law, which was signed in 2017 but has not yet been operationalised, according to Punch Nigeria. The groups’ appeal centres on the gap between the law’s signing and its implementation. Although the legislation was approved six years ago, disability rights advocates say it has yet to become fully effective in the state.
They are asking the governor to take steps to ensure that the law operates in practice. The supplied report does not specify which provisions remain inactive, nor does it detail the administrative or financial measures required to implement them. The appeal comes from disability rights organisations representing or advocating for people with disabilities.
Their request is for the state government to move beyond the formal approval of the legislation and put its protections and requirements into operation. No response from Governor Abiodun or the Ogun State Government is included in the supplied material. The report also does not provide a timetable for implementation or identify any specific agency responsible for carrying it out.
The groups’ position, as reported by Punch Nigeria, is that the 2017 law should now be fully implemented.
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