Yobe local governments get emergency response units

Abiodun OBA

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has concluded plans to establish emergency response units in each of the 17 local government areas of the state.

In a statement by Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed in Damaturu, Buni made the assertion when he paid a working visit to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) headquarters in Abuja.

The Governor assured that the units would be adequately equipped for early and effective response to disasters at the local level.

He said committees would soon be constituted and trained to provide first aid and other necessary assistance to victims of disasters.

NEMA’s Director-General, Mustapha Ahmed, in his response, commended the state government for the initiative.

He said it would provide fast and efficient support to disaster victims.

Ahmed noted that the state stood out as a model in disaster management by always providing effective support to victims.

The high point of the occasion was the decoration of Buni as “ NEMA Ambassador on Disaster Management” by the director-general.

Buni was accompanied by the state Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Mustapha Musa.