Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA) is partnering Akwa Ibom State in disaster management and response.
The partnership is to help Akwa Ibom State develop a formidable emergency response team.
Akwa-Ibom State team is in Lagos on a three-day visit to understand and understudy disaster management and operations from LASEMA.
Permanent secretary, LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the team from Akwa Ibom State was on ground for shared knowledge on disaster management.
He said part of the learning process for the team was to understand what made LASEMA thick.
He said the agency’s mandate encompassed emergency and disaster prevention, preparedness, mitigation, recovery and relief.
Oke-Osanyintolu said LASEMA was positioned to provide swift and effective responses to a diverse array of emergencies within the territorial boundaries of Lagos.
“I take pride in sharing that our legislative framework empowers LASEMA to coordinate the activities of primary, secondary and tertiary responses. “
This collaborative approach enhances our collective response capabilities and builds resilience in the face of emergencies and disasters.
“Recognising that the impact of emergencies is most deeply felt at the grassroots, LASEMA has established Local Council Emergency Management Committees and Local Emergency Cadets. These initiatives ensure prompt and effective responses to emergencies across the state,” he said.
Oke-Osanyintolu said the success story of LASEMA could be attributed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who gave the support, political will and passion to ensure that LASEMA continued to save lives and property.
A representative of the team from Akwa Ibom State, John Isangedighi, said they settled for Lagos because of LASEMA’s giant strides in disaster management.
