This was made known during the launch of The Albino Foundation Africa Election App, at an Inter-Security Agencies training workshop on disability inclusive elections security funded by the European Union.
The INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, said the PWDs are a major democratic demography and have strong electoral strength, adding that ensuring the right of PWDs to vote and be voted for is one of the most visible gains in Nigeria’s thriving democracy.
Represented by the INEC National Commissioner-in-charge of Southwest, Professor Kunle Ajayi, the chairman said the Commission understands that PWDs face several obstacles around key processes within the electoral and political process which tend to subtract their contributions towards development of the electoral and political landscape.
Speaking at the event, the Commissioner of Police in charge of election affairs, Basil Idegwu, said the personnel of the Police Force will avail PWDs maximum security as they go to cast their ballots.
