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President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo apologized to people with disabilities after comments that some people said they had suffered from visual and hearing impairments.
The Federation of Disabled People's Organizations condemned this comment and apologized to the President.
The President commented on the campaign platform for the partial election of Ayawaso West Wuogon that has just completed.
The president said that "we have come to repair Ghana and that during these two years, only the blind or the deaf do not realize that we have actually done something".
The Federation said that these words were a negative description of people with disabilities and asked the President to apologize.
In a statement on his Facebook page, the president expressed his regret for the blunder and badured people with disabilities in Ghana – about five million of them – that they had the support of his administration.
The President wrote: "Regarding the remarks I made at the last rally before the holding of the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election, which was won by the candidate for the position of deputy. from the NPP, I am pleased that the Ghana Federation of Disabled People Organizations recognize that it was a "political metaphor". I did not have the intention to hurt the disabled, and I would never do it, and hope that they know it.
"There has been a government that has sided with people with disabilities, that is my government. We have increased the share of the District Assembly Common Trust Fund to persons with disabilities from 2% to 3% and we have also implemented our commitment to employ 50% of the people who manage the country's toll booths. among the disabled. . I apologize for any unintentional remark of the "political metaphor".
Despite the apology, the president of the Ghana Blind Union, Ayisshietu Ibrahim, said the president's remarks hinder efforts to end the stigmatization of people with disabilities.
"We are not satisfied with the comments. We always know if developments are happening or not, despite the fact that we are blind or deaf. When we walk on roads, we can know if they are paved or not. We know it's a political metaphor, but the president could have used so many words, "said Ayisshietu Ibrahim to online portal, Citinewsroom.com, as told.
"We do not want excuses; we simply want to invite him to be better written in his speeches than to use blind and deaf people. It's not just the president, but all the other politicians to make people see people with disabilities differently. We do our best to educate them, otherwise it will thwart our efforts to educate people, "said the same website.
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