The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Sokoto Operations office, has organised a seven-day retreat for its staff on emergency response to build their capacity and professionalism.
About 30 participants are attending the training, which began on Tuesday in Gusau.
The theme for the training is: ‘Re-Engineering the Agency for Effective and Proactive Disaster Management’.
Speaking at the opening of the training, the head of Sokoto Operation’s office of the Agency, Dr Kofoworola Soleye, said the training would prepare the staff to respond pro-actively and rapidly to any emergency situation.
“It will also build their capacity on professionalism and emergency measures.
“This is an effort of the present leadership of the agency under the Director-General, Engr. Mustapha Maihaja.
“The aim is to reposition and re-engineer the agency to be a standard emergency response and management lead entity.
“The idea is to boost the staff capacity to do more and elevate our current level of expertise as we aspire to be a more professional outfit”, he said.
“The retreat will accord our staff to understand the direction which the agency is heading to, especially in the area of proactive disaster responses, ” Soleye added.
