The Bekwai Municipal Chief Executive, Noah Asante Manuah has admonished the physically challenged in the area to endeavor to get employment from their given talents rather than begging on the street.

The MCE in a speech read for him noted that the assembly will support the disable financially to enable them acquire skills that will make them employable.

Mr. Asante Manuah was speaking at the annual convention of the Ghana Blind Union at Bekwai.

The three-day event being attended by 100 delegates selected from the region was under the theme: “Having Access to Greater Opportunities through Computer Training”.

Mr. Alfred Tabi Amponsah, Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Blind Union (GBU),  urged   the MMDAs to comply with the government directive to support the disabled with two to five percent of their Common Fund.

Kwame Danso Acheampong/Ghanadistricts.com