No fewer than over 300 deaf and
dumb citizens in Imo state have staged a protest against the alleged
discriminatory policies of Governor Rochas Okorocha in the state.
The protesters stalled activities
in Government House, Owerri, as they barred people from entering or leaving the
premises for hours.
The aggrieved persons, who were
acting on the platform of Association of the Deaf and Dumb (ADD), tried to
force themselves into the premises but were resisted by the security personnel
posted to the beat.
Speaking through a Catholic Nun
to journalists, chairman of the group, Mr. Edwards Uzoma, lamented that the
present administration in the state has failed to release their subventions,
totalling N12 million.
They accused Governor Rochas
Okorocha of having marginalised them in all his programmes, including
employment and empowerment schemes.
Uzoma recalled that of the 305
youths Okorocha claimed to have made millionaires, not a single person was
picked from their group and wondered if they were not Imo citizens.
“Government is yet to approve our
proposal to host the sixth edition of football championship for the deaf in
2018, in Imo,” Uzoma said.
They also demanded allocation of
land to build their secretariat, reopening of Office of Special Adviser to the
Governor on Deaf and Dumb Matters, among others.
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