Ogun Govt. Provides Walking Aids To Special Students

Ogun State Government has distributed thirty wheelchairs to children and learners with mobility restrictions to improve their living condition.

Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Abayomi Arigbabuh while distributing the wheelchairs at the School for Children with Special Needs, Sagamu, said good health and facilities would encourage better learning outcome noting that the gesture would enable the beneficiaries to be mobility self-reliant.

The Commissioner assured the students of more support for the schools, as government would continue to make available devices that would help the learners grow and develop into better individuals and productive members of the society.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs. Abosede Ogunleye in a remark said the present administration has given due recognition to the prospects, wellbeing and challenges of special needs children. She said that equal opportunities, accessibility of the environment and social infrastructure were the fundamental rights of all citizens regardless of diversity.

Responding, some of the parents of the beneficiaries, Mrs. Aminat Adewusi and Mrs. Olubukunola Ojo appreciated the government for the gesture towards their children, saying the equipment distributed would be a big relief for them and go a long way to make life easier for their wards.

Wale Oluokun