The Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA) has called for a new era of proactive collaboration among service providers and key stakeholders to eliminate bureaucratic bottlenecks and enhance the welfare of the disability community.
During a high-level virtual engagement, the General Manager of LASODA, Adenike Oyetunde-Lawal, emphasised that the speed of government intervention is directly tied to the responsiveness of the community’s leadership.
Addressing a diverse group of association heads, home managers, and service providers, Oyetunde-Lawal pointed out that delays in data submission—specifically member lists and cluster head information—are currently the biggest obstacles to timely planning.
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“Timely responses to requests from LASODA are critical to the success of our interventions,” she stated. “When information is delayed, it affects planning and limits our ability to reach those who need support the most.”
The meeting served as both a call to action and a reflection on the agency’s 2025 successes.
Despite logistical challenges, LASODA implemented several life-changing initiatives, including targeted social welfare programmes for senior citizens with disabilities, provision of assistive devices and specialized work tools for government employees and specific interventions designed for children living with disabilities.
While celebrating these milestones, Oyetunde-Lawal maintained that the state is only scratching the surface of what is possible.
She urged stakeholders to view 2026 as a year for “scaling up” and finding innovative ways to ensure PWDs, persons with disabilities, are fully integrated into the economic fabric of Lagos.
She reaffirmed that the state government remains unwavering in its commitment to a “Greater Lagos” that leaves no one behind.
She encouraged an open-door policy, inviting stakeholders to reach out for clarifications or to share suggestions that could improve service delivery.
“Our collective goal is to create a Lagos State where persons with disabilities can thrive and contribute meaningfully to the State’s social and economic development,” she said.
The interactive session ended with a consensus among the registered cluster heads and service providers to strengthen their internal communication channels, ensuring that the Agency has the data it needs to turn inclusive policy into immediate action.
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