Bukola Saraki becomes face of albinos in Nigeria, vows to end discrimination

Date: 2017-06-18

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has reiterated the commitment of the Senate to bring to an end all forms of discrimination against people with albinism, known as Albinos.

Saraki, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Mohammed Isa, further promised to provide equal opportunities for the albinos to enable them contribute their quota to national development.

The Senate President gave the assurances while addressing members of the Board of the Albino Foundation that paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday, in Abuja.

Saraki said: "I want to assure you that our meeting today is to send the message that we are with you. We will make sure that we defend you. We will make sure that we give you the opportunity necessary for you to be able to achieve your potentials.

"I want to assure you as you said, we will be waiting for the Bill to come from the House of Representatives, and we will definitely give it all the necessary attention to ensure its prompt passage.

"Your visit today has further exemplified what we represent; we represent all Nigerians, particularly what I will call the vulnerable groups. It is our responsibility to ensure that you are given a sense of belonging and equal opportunities to maximize your potentials, and to ensure that you are not discriminated against," he said.

Earlier, the Chairman of Board of the Albino Foundation, Dr. Douglas Anele, listed skin cancer, visual impairment, poverty, social exclusion, discrimination and stigmatization as the challenges being faced by albinos in the country.

Anele called for the intervention of the National Assembly in efforts to alleviate the sufferings of albinos through the quick passage of the Albino Bill presently before the legislature.

The bill, if passed he said, will empower people with albinism through free and compulsory education, poverty alleviation programmes and protection of the rights of albinos.

The Senate President was at the occasion nominated as an advocate and face of the albinos in Nigeria.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ben Duntoye     Ojo Isekuse     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Quran     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Kaiama     Ethical College     Olugbense     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Ilofa     Dorcas Afeniforo     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     Bashiru Makama     Elerinjare     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Ahmad Uthman     Maryam Ado Bayero     Okedare     Joseph Bamigboye     UNIFEMGA     Kemi Adeosun     Kwara Polytechnic     Ifelodun     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Ebola     Gaa Olobi     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Radio Kwara     Yaru     Yeketi     Kola Ologbondiyan     Omu-aran     Oloyede     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     General Hospital, Ilorin     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Toyin Sanusi     Saadu Alanamu     Lanre Issa Onilu     Mansur Alfanla     Alloy Chukwuemeka     SGBN     Abdulrosheed Okiki     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Yakubu Dogara     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Elewu     Abubakar Aliagan     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     KSIRS     Sunset Workers     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Park     Ayinde Oyepitan     Kwara State Fire Service     Ilorin Airport     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Alikinla     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Hamza Usman     Lola Olabayo     Logun     Adamu Attah     Sidikat Alaya     EFCC     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Emir Of Yashikira     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Okin Malt     Rabiu Kwankwaso    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Coronavirus     Yusuf Abdulraheem     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Owo Arugbo     Agboola Babatunde     Okin Malt     Kayode Laro     Mufutau Olatinwo     Ile Arugbo     Jimoh Akani     Oba-Solagberu     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Oke Sunna     TIIDELab     Boko Haram     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Ibrahim Abiodun     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Okin High School     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Noah Yusuf     Muyideen Ajani Bello     Photo News     Azeez Salawu     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Obayomi Azeez     Tsaragi-Share     Yakub Lai Gobir     Salman Alada     Iyiola Oyedepo     BECE     Yekeen Alabi     Ado Ibrahim     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Kwara Basketball Association     Adama Isa     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Bola Tinubu     Folorunsho Alao     Muhammad Yahya     Saba Jibril     Hassan Oyeleke     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Curfew     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Adaramaja     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Ahman Pategi University     Ilesha-Baruba     Kwara State Football Association     Sidikat Akaje     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     RTEAN     Saadu Yusuf     Sherif Shagaya     Trader Moni     Muhammed Danjuma     Kanu Agabi     Saidu Isa     Abdulmutalib Shittu     ENetSuD     Kwara Consultative Forum     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Oko-Olowo     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Oke-Ero     A.O. Belgore     Isiaka Danmeromu     Ibrahim Mashood     Dankaka     TESCOM     Sheikh Ariyibi     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Erin-ile