Although he is physically-challenged, the Special Assistant to the Speaker of the House of Representatives on Special Needs and Equal opportunities
While many in his situation resort to begging perpetually as a means of survival, he took education with all the seriousness he could muster, seeing himself through school with funds he raised from begging and ending up bagging two degrees from the University of Lagos, including a BSc in Political Science and an LLB which he capped with BL, having graduated from the reputable Nigerian Law School.
Kamaldeen, a lawyer, said: “Who says the Speaker cannot appoint an able-bodied person as his assistant on special needs. He only deemed it fit that a physically-challenged person should occupy the seat. It is a great credit to him that he was able to see ability in my disability,” he said. “Let me be fair with you; this is not an issue of money. It is an opportunity to let people know about the physically-challenged and stop discriminating against them.
In 2017, Kamaldeen was singled out by the National Assembly for special praise as one of the few Nigerians who endured extremely tough conditions to go through school. Speaking about the honour, he said: “For me to be so honoured by the National Assembly, you can imagine someone from under the bridge, now getting to National Assembly and being honoured. That was the greatest moment of my life. I felt very great.
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