By Uche Azuka/Mbunabo Nkiru/Anthonia Amaechina/Chioma Nwankwo/Chika Obi :
In the second edition of the white cane campaign organised by the Anambra State Signage and Advertising Agency (ANSAA), 100 visually impaired persons received white canes with chips.
Barr. Somadina Chukwuemeka who was a resource person at the event and also visually impaired called on the Anambra State Government to properly constitute and adequately fund the state Disability Rights Commission, believing that it would solve greater percentage of their problems.
Barr. Chukwuemeka also said that it is the duty of the government to ensure that white cane is provided to the visually impaired at all times, noting that it is contained in the disability rights law of the state.
He also called on the judiciary concerning their welfare, tasking them to ensure that matters involving white cane users as regards violation of white cane usage are well addressed in the court.
In his words, Revd Abel Okoye on behalf of members of different support groups told the visually impaired persons that God can allow anyone to be challenged in one way or the other.
Highlight of the event was the distribution of the white canes to the visually impaired persons present.
*The officers are of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State