Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has distributed mobility aids worth millions of naira to people living with disabilities (PLWDs) to improve their living standards in the state.
At the brief ceremony in Ilorin, AbdulRazaq said the programme is one of numerous interventions of the administration to address the social needs of the physically challenged and the less privileged in the state.
Items distributed included the wheel chairs, tricycles, guide canes, hearing aids, walking sticks and crutches.
The Governor said the administration has been showing kindness to the people living with disabilities through skills acquisition such as sending them to Farm Craft Centre, Isheri-Olofin Lagos State to learn certain trade for them to be self-reliant and be productive members of the public.
Represented by his Chief of Staff Prince Mahe Abdulkadir, Governor AbdulRazaq called on the public-spirited individuals, philanthropists and corporate bodies in the state to complement the government’s efforts at improving the living conditions of persons with disabilities.
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