By Lanre Oloyede
The Director of Mobilisation for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC) and Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Hon. Mohammed Abba Isa, has arrived in Jos, Plateau State, ahead of the presidential campaign rally in support of President Tinubu’s re-election bid.
Abba Isa’s arrival comes amid heightened political activities and mobilisation by the APC leadership and stakeholders in Plateau State to ensure a successful outing for the President during the campaign rally.
The presidential aide was accorded a warm and distinguished reception by a high-powered delegation at Mararaban Jama’a, where party leaders, government officials and other prominent stakeholders welcomed him to the state.
He subsequently proceeded to the Zaria Road Stadium, venue of the rally, in the company of Hon. Gyang Yusuf, Senior Special Adviser to the Executive Governor of Plateau State; former Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Dr. James Lalu; Baba James Amason and other notable political and disability community leaders.
At the stadium, Abba Isa was formally received by Hon. Dachung Bagos and members of the presidential rally organising committee, who are coordinating preparations for the event.
His delegation also included prominent stakeholders in the disability community, reflecting the strategic importance attached to ensuring that persons with disabilities are actively involved in the political mobilisation and campaign activities.
The presence of Abba Isa, who coordinates the APC-PCC’s disability mobilisation efforts nationwide, is particularly significant as the ruling party seeks to strengthen its grassroots engagement and expand its political support base among persons with disabilities across the country.
With Nigeria having an estimated population of over 35 million persons with disabilities, the disability community represents a significant constituency whose political participation, representation and inclusion remain critical to deepening democratic governance.
Abba Isa, through his dual responsibilities at the Presidency and the APC Presidential Campaign Council, has consistently advocated the integration of disability inclusion into political processes, governance structures and national development programmes.
His engagement in Plateau State is therefore expected to strengthen collaboration between the campaign council, state-level political structures and disability organisations, particularly in mobilising eligible voters with disabilities and ensuring their meaningful participation in the electoral process.
