The former Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Madam Otiko Afisah Djaba has celebrated her 59th birthday with a donation of 59 brand new wheelchairs and other walking aids for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).

Madam Otiko Djaba, who is already supporting PWDs in all 16 regions of Ghana, is committed to ensuring that the poor and vulnerable in society especially the PWDs enjoy a dignified life.

At a short ceremony in Accra to present the 59 wheelchairs, Madam Otiko Djaba who is also the Executive Director of the Henry Djaba Memorial Foundation expressed appreciation to God Almighty for His infinite grace, protection and mercies over her life.

According to her, she feels much fulfilled anytime she takes steps to impact the lives of vulnerable persons, women, and children in society.

Madam Otiko Djaba who has through her Foundation launched an initiative to mobilise at least 1,000 wheelchairs per each of the 16 regions of Ghana appealed to government agencies, departments, Non-Governmental and religious organisations, individuals as well as local and international organisations to support her initiative.

She said that Ghana has over 187,000 persons with physical disability who needed assistive devices like wheelchairs and clutches but only 30 per cent of them were able to acquire such devices hence her 16,000 wheelchairs initiative.

Some of the beneficiaries of the 59 birthday wheelchairs including; 52-year-old Madam Zeinabu Ali Mahama, Mr. Elvis Boadi, 56-years from Abitifi, Madam Sophia Anderson 85 from Cape Coast, and Mr. Richard Atta, 32 from Volta Region expressed their appreciation to Madam Otiko Afisah Djaba for her continuous kind gesture towards them.

They individually wished her a Happy Birthday and prayed to God to prolong her life.