Disabled Nigerians threaten to file a lawsuit against Tinubu over ministerial appointments

The Northern Nigeria Disability Forum (NNDF) has threatened legal action against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over non-inclusion in his administration’s ministerial and other political appointments.

National chairman of the group, Yerima Suleiman, on sunday disclosed the forum’s intention to approach the court, citing a law signed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018 which stipulates that 5% of all political appointments should be allocated to persons with disabilities.

Yerima, who held that the decision to approach the court was to ensure their constitutional rights are upheld, stated that the group will approach the court to interpret the law.

“The 2018 law signed by the former President Muhammadu Buhari makes it mandatory that 5 per cent of the appointments be allocated to persons with disabilities. So that is why we felt we don’t have any representative in all the political appointments made so far,” Yerima said.

“So that is why we planned to approach the court to help us interpret the law made by the former president.

“Some persons might want to say that but there was a commission created to cater for persons with disability. That doesn’t affect the 5% allocation of political appointment for the persons as contained in the law.”