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September 25, 2019
Director General of National Emergency ManagementAgency NEMA, Mustapha Maihaja says that continuous collaboration with themilitary for effective and timely response to disaster in the country is ofprime importance.
He said this while receiving a delegation of 23 foreigndefence attachés in Abuja.
Maihaja stated that the agency had theresponsibility of coordinating all federal apparatus to respond to eithernatural or man-made disasters in any part of the country.
He noted its efforts to strengthen the relationshipwith the military, observing that the agency had a memorandum of understandingin that regard.
Earlier in his remarks, Director, Foreign Laison,Defence Intelligence Agency, Brigadier General Undiandeye Parker, noted thatthe delegation comprised directors of different foreign attaché and advisersdeployed to the country on diplomatic mission.