Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue on Monday urged stakeholders in the environment sector to initiate effective disaster management and risk reduction strategies in the state.
The governor made the call in Makurdi when he declared open a four-day workshop on “The Development of Emergency Preparedness Response and Disaster Risk Reduction Management Plan’’.
The workshop was organised by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with Benue State Ministry of Information and Orientation.
The state has witnessed serious disasters over the years, ranging from herdsmen-farmers conflicts, fire and flood, which affected 21 local government areas in the state and displaced over 110,000 persons.
Ortom, who was represented by Mr Emmanuel Shior, the Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), commended the…
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