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NEMA, Stakeholders Strategise To Avert, Reduce Disaster Impact
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and stakeholders in disasters management say they are strategising on ways to avert disasters and reduce its impact when they occur.
NEMA North Central Zonal Coordinator Eugene Nyenlong said this at a strategic meeting in Jos yeste.rday
He said that the was to monitor the level of preparedness of stakeholders in disaster management in Plateau.
Nyenlong said that emergencies might continue to occur and increase but the level of preparedness would help to prevent deaths and destruction of property.
“It, therefore, becomes important to prepare for disasters before they occur, and if it happens, there is need to react swiftly to it to reduce the loss of lives and property usually associated with it.
“Based on the principles of early warning, effective communication, this meeting is not only important but expedient in preparedness hence the need to maintain correspondences formally and informally.
“Whatever their origin may be, natural or human induced, they always live behind losses of lives and or property and cause so much destruction and hardships.
“The human and material losses have been on the increase in recent times because of rapid population growth and the increasing population of people in vulnerable areas of hazardous activities,” he said.
The zonal coordinator said that the major incidents of disasters such as farmers/herders clashes, ethno-religious crisis, perennial floods, and communal clashes, had caused collateral damage and losses to the people and widespread displacement.
He stated that even though emergencies/disasters were triggered by both the actions of man and nature, it was also true that some of these emergencies/disasters could be prevented or mitigated through preparedness.
According to him, the partnership and collaboration of stakeholders must be strengthened and sustained to proactively prepare for anticipated disasters to reduce losses and human suffering.
“It is based on this that NEMA North Central Zone is collating all necessary information/data on equipment holding for each organisation which may be mobilised for disaster response.
“We call on all stakeholders to lend their continued support to build a disaster resilient community,” he said.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Deputy Commandant in charge of Disaster Management, Mr Yakubu Moses, said that collaboration would help to mitigate the negative impact of disasters.
The Director of Relief and Rehabilitation, Plateau Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Mr Simon Walman, said that the stakeholders meeting would afford them an opportunity to assess their strengths and weaknesses.
The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called on the Management of Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC to embark on the water projects in Buguma city in Asari Toru Local Government Area, Rivers state
The Group called on the Rivers state government to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
On the water project in Buguma, MOSIEND said the population of Buguma has increased tremendously as the residents need more water projects to enhance the daily livelihood of the people
The Group also appealed to the Chairman of the council to assist in making the project a reality and attracts more developmental projects to the city
This call was on Rhythm 93.7 FM Port Harcourt, Radio program, Talk of the Town, by MOSIEND Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn alongside Mark Ojuka,Chairman of Buguma and Hon Sandra Owunari JP Chairman Obuama and monitored by our correspondent
Comrade Ojuka also called on the Management of Liquidifed Natural Gas NLG to embark on a free medical outreach in all Kala bari communities to improve their health status
He appealed to LNG to award scholarship to indigens of Kalabari communities in tertiary institutions to better their education, noting the company is doing same in Bonny, abandoning Kalabari communities
“We need contracts, free medical, scholarships and employment including skill acquisition programs for our teeming youths in Kalabari extractions ”
On Security, Mark Ojuka said security in Buguma is at zero level with the help of the Ama Ma soldiers the city is more peaceful and investors friendly as the youths of area have cordial relationship with the security agencies in the area
“Security is very secured in Buguma clan”
He called on the Rivers state to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
“The youths are asking for human capacity building in the area to reduce unemployment”
“The revamping of the Buguma fish farm will also reduce youth violence”
Also Speaking, Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn called for more improve in infrastructures in Kalabari community, especially in electricity
There is little improvement in terms of electricity in Buguma city
He decried the deplorable condition
of Buguma Health Centre, saying that the hospital is near functional
“Our sisters that are pregnant and our sick parents can not access the health centre for a better treatment ”
Describing the Health Centre as an eye saw, he called on Rivers state government and Buguma Local Government chairman Hon William to improve on facilities in the centre and make it more medically accessible to the sick persons in the area
Buguma, Tammy Bruce said is the spiritual headquarter of Kalabari people as such deserve more modern facilities from the government to improve lives
The Coordinator called on government, stakeholders and oil companies to assist and improve the poor infrastructural facilities in area
“We need first class hospitals, qualified medical doctors and nurses in the health centres and hospitals”
On the oil spilled in Obuoma Chairman MOSIEND Obuoma, Hon Sandra Owunari said the spill destroyed their crops and Rivers even polluted their only source of drinking water
She expressed displeasure that Rivers state government did not send any relief materials to the people in the affected community
On Chieftaincy title to women in Obuama, Hon Sandra Owunari said the community do not install Chieftaincy title to women, saying that Chieftaincy title is only reserved for men only in the community
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