ASCEND Poised For Active Participation In Politics

[Shola Sholaz]

An Igbo adage says that when birds fly without perching, one will shot without aiming.
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Having explored all possible means of mainstreaming persons with disability in Nigeria without success, we had to explore active participation in politics as a means of mainstreaming persons with disability through the formation of Association for Comprehensive Empowerment of Nigerians with disabilities (ASCEND) and it has proved to be the elixir we needed.
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Since we took the first step of testing the murky waters of politics with the Anambra State gubernatorial election, we have been receiving a deluge of support from the general public.
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We have got 15 groups and countless number of individuals who have indicated interest and pledged to work with us to realize our objective of endorsing a candidate for the gubernatorial election as a means of ensuring that when such a candidate is elected, he/she will carry persons with disability along in his/ her government.