ASSESSMENT OF DOMESTICATING THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN NIGERIA, 2018-2023
Abstract
The research is an assessment of the step and path taken by Nigerian government after being party to the signing and ratifying the United Nation’s Conventions on the right of persons with disability. The research adopted secondary methodology through qualitative content analysis of related journals, articles, periodicals, textbooks and other virtual sources, the primary objective of the research is to evaluate level of commitment of the Nigerian government to the domestication of persons with disability rights. Social justice theory was adopted in the research as an intellectual framework to review the impact of international convention on the persons with disabilities. Findings shows that government has tremendously put in place serious mechanism for the domestication of the protocol. The research however recommend strong political will for the implementation of the United Nation convention on persons with disabilities.
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