June 12, 2026
By Henry Umoru
ABUJA — The National Leader of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the African Democratic Congress, Chike Okogwu, has said Nigeria’s democracy cannot be regarded as complete while millions of persons with disabilities remain excluded from opportunities, services and governance.
In a Democracy Day message titled “Democracy Without Access is Democracy Denied,” Okogwu lamented that many of the concerns he raised four years ago about the challenges facing PWDs remain unresolved.
He argued that the true measure of democracy lies in how it treats its most vulnerable citizens, noting that discrimination, exclusion and inaccessible public facilities continue to deny many Nigerians with disabilities the full benefits of democratic governance.
