A trending video going viral on many platforms of social media is showing people living with disability in Adamawa have bitterly complaining how the First Lady and wife of the executive Governor of the state, Hajiya Lami Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri to have distributed expired foodstuff to many of them in the name of assistance.
In an interview with TGNEWS.COM.NG, a member of the association, Salihu Mohammed bitterly lamented that some of the food items given to them are truly expired and it is not healthy for a normal human being to eat.
“A day before our protest of the government of Rt Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of marginalizing us in his government, his wife came with thirty bags of rice and some cartons of noodles to bribe us not to go on with the protest.
” To our surprise, all the foodstuff we later discovered were expired, it’s disheartening because we are not her children as she wants to kill us with food poisoning.
“I don’t think this is what they will use to help us if they are really willing to help us. We are a people with equal rights in the state like any other. If it is because we are with various forms of disabilities we can be treated this way, we leave them with God to fight the battle for us.
“This is to let you know that this government is not considering us in their policies, for God’s sake what crime did we commit? Or is it a sin to be disabled? This is pure wickedness and hatred for people living with disability.” Salisu said
In the trending video, Demsa LGA chairman of the Association, Comrade Ukari condemned the gesture and described it Man inhumanity to Man and are being treated like second class citizens.
“We are not happy at all, the government of Adamawa state is not helping us, we expected the first lady to come by herself to address us and take us to the Governor Fintiri but only sent a delegation to give us expired food,may be to her we are not important or we are second class citizens ” Ukari said
Another Member, Mohammed Abdullahi in the video said the essence of the foodstuff presented to them was initially to bribe them not to go for the peaceful protest done last two weeks, but the first lady was not fair to them since she considers them the best class of people good to eat expired food.
“It’s not their faults, it’s ours, we voted for them to give us expired food next election is coming, I know our votes shall still count.” He said
Confirming the video which generated berate complaints from many of the disabled people in the state, the state chairman of the National Association of people living with disability, Engr Sani Sabo said the first lady should be appreciated knowing the fact that it is not all the food items she distributed that expired.
According to him, even the expired ones they later discovered by the manufacture date did not expire as some of his member’s thoughts.
He pleaded with them to be calm and appreciate the first lady for doing what is praiseworthy.
Checks by TGNEWS.COM further revealed that the trending video by Voice of Arewa local TV was done a few weeks ago before their peaceful protest.
The investigation revealed that the first lady’s act of kindness was to show love and care with no intention to give them expire foodstuff as alleged by the disabled people.
One of the First Lady aides who wants to hide his identity said some people are just doing propaganda with what does not calls for it, spreading lies against the woman with a very good intentions to the people of Adamawa.
According to him, all the food presented to them are not expired because he wàs among the people that loaded the food items inside a truck before taking it to them.
