Stakeholders in emergency and disaster management say Kogi lacks the human power, skills, finance and equipment to effectively and adequately manage flood disasters which have become a perennial problem in the state. The stakeholders made the observation in a communique issued in Lokoja on Sunday. The meeting was facilitated by the Abuja Operation Office of the National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA). ” Kogi State Government should ensure that SEMA is properly established with functional technical department in order to operate effectively,” the communique said. Earlier, while declaring the meeting open, the Director – General of NEMA, Mr Mustapha Maihaja, said that the forum was organised to ascertain the state’s flood emergency preparedness and response strategy.

Source: The Guardian June 30, 2019 14:48 UTC