JOINT NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, DECRIES MEMBERS’ INACCESSIBILITY OF EDUCATION, JOBS, HEALTH FACILITIES IN ANAMBRA. (PHOTO).
Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities, Decries Members’ Inaccessibility of Education, Jobs, Health Facilities in Anambra Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) has identified inaccessibility of public buildings, transport, schools and health facilities as well as limited employment opportunities for qualified members in organized private sector as challenges facing its members in Anambra state. State Chairman, Comr Ugochukwu Okeke disclosed this on Friday at the End-of-the-Year Meeting and Prayer Summit in commemoration of 2025 International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The annual event, themed, “Let Us Praise God” drew over,500 members from across the 21 local government areas of the state. According to Okeke, the group had also suffered lack of proper enforcement of the Disability Rights Law, discrimination and negative attitudes within communities, shortage of assistive devices and inclusive education systems as well as limited ...
The late Reeva Steenkamp's parent accused Oscar Pistorius of shutting their daughter dead deliberately.It was the first time Steenkamp's parents have spoken out against the court's verdict.28 years Oscar Pistorius was found guilty last year September of culpable homicide,the equivalent of manslaughter,after Judge Thokozile Masipa said state Prosecutors had failed to prove that Oscar Pistorius had shown intent to kill.The state argued throughout the six month trail that Pistorius had deliberately killed Steenkamp when he fired four rounds through a locked toilet door where she was hiding after a row.Pistorious says he believed an intruder was inside the toilet cubicle.Prosecutors filed an appeal last week,asking for the verdict to be changed to murder.They argued Pistorius must have known when he fired that the person behind the door could be killed,even if he did not know it was Steenkamp.The appeal hearing is due to start in November.Reeva's father Barry Steenkamp,spoke to an Australia TV station that ''What actually came out in court,is not the truth.More photos below.
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