Rivers Partners Int’l Experts On Emergency, Disaster Management

The Rivers State Government has stated it’s readiness to partner with International experts to set out international standard for emergency and disaster managements in the state.
The state government also disclosed it’s readiness to train more persons in the handling of disaster cases in the State.
The State Commissioner for Special Duties, Dr Thomas Bariere disclosed this Wednesday at the Stakeholders meeting of Disaster Management Experts of Universities and the International Society for Red Cross in Port Harcourt.
According to him, some challenges facing the prompt handling of emergency and disasters would soon be a thing of past in the state.
“ Rivers State Government through ministry of Special Duties has already concluded plans to enter partnership with Disaster Management Experts in some Universities to set an international standard in the handling of emergency and disaster managements in the state.
“As of International society for Red Cross, the State will collaborates with them in the area of setting out guidelines and standard for emergency and disaster management in the State.
“We will also partner with experts in universities in the area of human capital development.” Bariere said.
The commissioner assured the International Experts that the State government would put to use all the recommendations made to improve the management of disasters and emergency in the state.
“Whatever the resolution and recommendations reached in this meeting, the government of Rivers State will do every thing to ensure its effective”. Bariere said.

Enoch Epelle