The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has approved
the payment of special bursary for visually impaired students of Edo origin
studying in tertiary institutions.
Obaseki gave the approval on Monday when the executive
members of the state chapter of the Nigeria Association of the Blind (NAB),
paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House in Benin City.
“Persons with disabilities are part of the society and it is
obligatory on the part of government to ensure that their welfare is well taken
care of,” the governor said, and urged the association to compile the names of
its members who are students in tertiary institutions for onward transmission
to the ministry of education to enable them benefit from the scheme.
He stressed the need to have an educational system of high
standard for persons living with disabilities and promised that a special
education department would be established in either the College of Education,
Abudu or the Tayo Akpata University of Education, Ekiadolor.
Laudable gesture.
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