Former Nigerian Vice President's Wife Lament!

WIFE of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Mrs. Amina Titi Abubakar, has lamented what she described as the unfavourable and unconducive climate, which the Nigerian educational system presents children with special needs.
According to her, most children with disabilities find it difficult to fit into conventional schools because of peer discrimination and sundry learning barriers.
She therefore, pledged to forward a bill to the National Assembly, to give some respite to individuals suffering from autism in Nigeria among other similar health challenges.
The bill, which is being proposed through one of her pet project, Hope House Initiative, will among other issues, seek to establish the Special Needs Commission, which will in turn provide exclusive platform for multi-agency involvement in rendering special needs services.
The bill would also seek to amend the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Act, by extending its functions to provide special needs education for children with learning difficulties.