Disabled Man’s Dream Of A Better Home To Become Reality With Gov’t Aid

KUALA NERUS, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- Jani Yusof, a man with disabilities, will soon have a more comfortable home for his wife and three children with assistance from the Terengganu State Development Office under the Prime Minister’s Department Implementation Coordination Unit.

Terengganu Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Mohd Hasbie Muda said he had discussed with the unit’s state director Abdul Kahar Abdul Latif to expedite the construction of a new house on the site of Jani’s current dilapidated wooden home.

“The unit assists in building new houses or repairing damaged ones, especially for those registered under e-Kasih. We have verified that this family is an e-Kasih recipient.

“However, we need to help Jani and his wife, Maznah Abu Bakar, 43, resolve an issue with the land title, which is currently under Maznah’s brother’s name. It must be transferred to Maznah before construction can begin.

“We will assist in expediting this process,” he said after visiting Jani’s home in Kampung Darat, Batu Rakit.

Mohd Hasbie said PH Terengganu will provide immediate assistance worth RM10,000 in the form of essential items such as fans and a refrigerator, as well as urgent home repairs, including fixing walls and doors.

They will also cover the installation of water supply, as Jani’s family has to rely on a nearby mosque, neighbours, and collecting rainwater. 

Jani, 62, who was born with a disability in his right leg, recently went viral after it was revealed that due to financial hardship, he had to feed his wife and three children, aged two to eight, with expired food thrown out by supermarkets. 

Earning around RM200 a month by collecting and selling empty bottles, scrap metal, and plastic, Jani and his family live in a makeshift plywood house on land owned by his wife’s brother.

Meanwhile, Terengganu Angkatan Muda Keadilan chief Md Asyraf Zulfadhly Md Zainudin said the youth wing will adopt the family as part of its welfare programme to support the education of their two school-going sons, Muhammad Aqil Azhari, 8, and Muhammad Syahrin Izzudin, 7.

-- BERNAMA