The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Minna Operations Office, on Saturday launched an awareness campaign on tanker accident and fire prevention measures in Kwara.
The Director General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar said that the campaign was not just another event but a call to action.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the campaign held at Oloru Tanker Park in Moro Local Government in Kwara aimed to sensitise the public on the dangers of tanker accident and fire outbreaks .
Umar, represented by Mr Hussaini Isah, Head of Operations in charge of Niger and Kwara, said that the campaign was to raise awareness about the dangers and risks associated with tanker operations.
“Let gathering be the start of a new chapter where we shift from reactions to preventions, from silence to advocacy and from complacency to collective responsibilities,” she said.
She said that the campaign was to share knowledge and best practices to prevent disasters and strengthen partnerships between government agencies, emergency responders and the public.
Other objectives of the campaign were to reduce the frequency and impact of tanker explosion and fires, urging participants to actively engage and share ideas to champion safety in their communities.
Umar emphasised the need for collective responsibility in preventing disasters while acknowledging the importance of collaboration in achieving the agency’s goals.
Also speaking, Mr Moshood Mogaji, Executive Secretary of Kwara State, Emergency Management Agency (KWASEMA) said that stakeholders had a collective responsibility to prevent disasters.
In his remarks, Alhaji. Suleiman Abdulaziz, Vice Chairman of Moro Local Government, appreciated NEMA for sensitising residents of the area on the dangers of tanker accident and fire prevention.
The campaign featured emergency safety training by the Nigerian Red Cross Society and fire safety training by Kwara Fire Service as well as distribution of educational flyers and stickers in English, Yoruba and Nupe languages.
Participants includes; Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the police, Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and traditional leaders.
(NAN)
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