In separate addresses to the president of ECOWAS community court of Justice, Edward Asante and the president of the NIC, Hon. According to him, the court of justice are neither just nor fair to persons with disabilities. “Persons with disabilities who come to courts, either as counsel, litigants or witnesses face untold hardships. There are several blind persons and deaf persons who have defied all odds to become lawyers, but the courts have no assistive facilities to cater for their peculiarities,” he said. In essence, the NIC has so much role to play in upholding the rights of persons with disabilities in Nigeria.

Source: The Guardian January 28, 2020 01:30 UTC