APA – Lagos (Nigeria)
The South East Zone of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has commenced flood sensitization programme across the flood prone areas of Enugu state in its efforts to reduce losses associated with flood disaster,
The NEMA team in collaboration with Enugu State Emergency Management Agency carried out flood mitigation/preparedness awareness at Awgu Local government area (LGA) on Thursday, July 20, 2023.
The NEMA South East Acting Zonal Coordinator, Mrs Ngozi Echeazu, who disclosed this during her opening remarks L affected by flood, adherence to the NEMA/NIMET/NIHSA warnings and replicating DM practices at the local government/community level.
The joint team on arrival was received by Hon. Pedro Okwudili Nwankwo, the Chairman and all other executive members of the Council, including his Deputy Hon. Barrister Ogbonnia Lotachukwu.
According to the report distributed by the APO Group on behalf of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Nigeria, lecture presentation was done in Igbo language in order to properly inform the audience. Handbills and posters were equally distributed to participants for a more visual understanding of flood.
It added that the NEMA/SEMA team responded to questions from the participants at the end of the event. The community representatives attended the sensitization in large numbers.
In his speech, the Awgu LGA Chairman, Hon. Pedro Okwudili Nwankwo, commended the NEMA team for coming around with such an important message, which will go a long way in reducing flood incident to the barest minimum in the LGA.
He further assured the joint team that his administration will ensure the establishment of LEMC.
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2023 Flood: Nigerian agency embarks on sensitization programme
