DG NEMA now Disaster Management President
The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Muhammad Sani Sidi has been elected the President of ECOWAS Regional Committee for Disaster Management in West Africa. He was elected at the 7th annual meeting of the committee held in Abuja under the auspices of ECOWAS with participants drawn from the heads of disaster […]
The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Muhammad Sani Sidi has been elected the President of ECOWAS Regional Committee for Disaster Management in West Africa.
He was elected at the 7th annual meeting of the committee held in Abuja under the auspices of ECOWAS with participants drawn from the heads of disaster management agencies and international humanitarian organizations in the West African countries.
NEMA Press Officer, Ezekiel Monzo said the election was in recognition of the progress made by Nigeria in advancing the cause of disaster management and providing exemplary leadership for the countries in the region.
“It confers special responsibility of leadership on the DG NEMA, Muhammad Sani Sidi, who, in the next period of one year will preside over issues of disaster management in the region.
Muhammad Sani Sidi was appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan in September 2010 as the Director General of NEMA.