Health
THE Beautiful Gate Handicapped People Centre, Jos, has donated wheelchairs to 100 People Living with Disabilities (PWDs) in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
Miss Sandra Yilgwan, the spokesperson for the centre, said this in a statement on Saturday in Jos.
Mr Ayuba Gufwan, the Executive Director of the Centre, who presented the wheelchairs, said the gesture aimed at ensuring that the PWDs were not left behind in the society.
Gufwan, who was accompanied by Rev. Ron Rice and Philly Sorter, its partners from the U.S., said the gesture would enable the beneficiaries to attend school, seek greener pasture and become useful to themselves, families and communities.
Gufwan, a polio survivor, advised the beneficiaries not to see their disabilities as a kiss of death but a challenge waiting to be overcome.
He urged the beneficiaries to use the wheelchairs for meaningful ventures and not engage in street begging.
Rice commended the donor for the gesture, adding that it was in fulfillment of the ministry of Christ.
He also advised the beneficiaries to enroll in school or learn a trade, not minding their physical disabilities.
The Emir of Keffi, Shehu Yamusa III, thanked Gufwan for the gesture, noting that the organisation had supported PWDs in the communities with over 500 wheelchairs in the past.
Represented by Alhaji Shamsideen Maikasuwa, the Emir advised parents in the locality to ensure regular immunisation against polio for their children, to curb the spread of the disease in the community. (NAN)
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