Mitigating Disaster: NEMA To Review National Contingency Plan - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 29, 2019
TheNational Emergency Management Agency,NEMA is collaborating with stakeholders toreview the National Contingency Plan to reposition the country against theimpact of disasters.
TheDirector-General of NEMA, Mustapha Maihaja, made the disclosure at a two-dayExperts Technical Workshop on Disasters Risk Management Implication of NiMET’s2019 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction on Monday in Abuja.
Maihaja,who was represented by the Director, Search and Rescue, NEMA, Air CommodoreAkugbe Iyamu, said the review of the national contingency plan would save manylives from preventable causes.
Accordingto him, relevant stakeholders can also use the national contingency plan asjustification for organisational preparedness, using the roles that had been assignedto them in the plan.
Hesaid that the impact of disasters on lives, properties and environment dependson the country’s level of preparedness, which relies on efficient early warningsystems.