FG SET TO DEVELOP A POLICY ON PWDS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita has said that the Federal Government is set to develop a comprehensive policy and implementation guideline geared towards addressing the challenges of Persons Living With Disabilities (PWDs), their welfare and work environment in the Civil Service
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation stated this in her address at the launch of the Baseline Survey of Persons Living with Disabilities in the Federal Service by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. The launch is part of activities to mark the 2018 International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The event was held in Abuja on Monday, 3rd December, 2018.
Mrs. Oyo-Ita said that the survey, which is the beginning of policy development process, will provide data that will give government better understanding the challenges that are peculiar to PWDs and fine-tune ways of addressing them.
“The Survey is expected to provide disaggregated data of PWDs in the Federal Civil Service in order to enhance a better understanding of the issues and challenges faced by this category of employees in order to enable the Service Welfare Office of the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, design programmes to tackle such challenges,” she emphasized.
The Head of the Civil; Service disclosed that the survey is being done by the Office of Head of the Civil Service of the Federation in collaboration with the Albino Foundation. She said the survey will be conducted in the core Ministries and Extra Ministerial Departments within the Federal Capital Territory as a pilot project.
Speaking earlier, the Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare Office, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack assured that the outcome of the baseline survey of Persons Living With Disabilities will help in promoting inclusion in the Federal Civil