The Governor, of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has approved the appointment of Peter Aliyu as his Special Assistant on Sanitation, Njenje Media News reports.
Aliyu, who is speech-impaired, was a former cleaner at a cleaning service in Government house, Lokoja and has continued his work there without being paid as the company went through harrowing times and laid off all its staff.
He was among the 47 new appointees of the government whose appointments were announced on Wednesday last week in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Folashade Ayoade.
According to the government, Aliyu’s appointment was borne out of the governor’s observation of his consistency, diligence, and dedication to work on a daily basis at the Government House in the state capital.
Governor Bello, on the other hand, was said to have considered the appointee’s impairment to serve in his government as a means to enlist him and prove that there was ability in disability.
Recently, the governor gave special considerations to people with disabilities by engaging them actively in his government and signed bills that would enhance their welfare in the state.
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