President Goodluck Jonathan has recently approved the re-appointment of the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Muhammad Sani Sidi, for the second term.
This was contained in a letter from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, disclosing the president’s approval after consideringwith satisfaction the achievements recorded by the Director General in the past four years from September 2010 to date.
The Director General of the NEMA in reaction to his re-appointment for a second tenure which will last for Four years pledged an allegiance to ensure the continuous good management measures to disaster in the nation.
Speaking through the agency’s press officer, Manzo Ezekiel in a statement, the Director General guaranteed that under his administration, the agency will continue to maintain strong unity among various stakeholders, carry on with human competence development and assist with the essential tools for efficient and effective disaster management in the federation.
Furthermore, he added that greater efforts would be made in order to ensure reduction in disaster risks, create awareness and ensure effective management of resources required to handle emergency cases.
Some of the numerous achievements made during his first tenure include the obvious quick response time given to emergency situations, development of various standard disaster management guidelines, timely warning alerts, and assisting victims of disaster v provision of search and rescue equipment and sensitizing people about disaster.
