We’ll improve access to digital financial services for PWDs, says FCCPC director

Nwafor Anthony, the deputy director of consumer and business education at the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council (FCCPC), says the agency will protect the rights of people with disabilities (PWDs) and other Nigerians.

Anthony spoke on Monday in Abuja during a policy roundtable on financial inclusion for PWDs organised by the Consumer Advocacy and Empowerment Foundation (CADEF).

He commended the efforts of CADEF in promoting the rights and inclusiveness of all Nigerians and promised that the council will support the foundation.

“The council is already engaging in several campaigns aimed at drawing the need to ensure inclusivity and also provide an adequate environment for persons with special needs to access all sorts of services without any form of discrimination. We will continue to fight for Nigerians’ rights to be respected,” he said.

In her remarks, Chiso Ndukwe-Okafor, CADEF executive director (ED), said there is an urgent need to address the problems confronting PWDs while they are trying to access digital financial services.

Ndukwe-Okafor said the meeting was convened for stakeholders to provide ideas that can help deal with the issues besetting PWDs, online and offline.

According to the ED, the problems include inadequate infrastructure and poor policy framework.

Ndukwe-Okafor said key recommendations from the meeting will provide a framework that will guide future efforts in addressing the menace and ensuring that all persons with disabilities access the services without any form of stress and under the best possible conditions.