NEMA sensitises Niger residents on fuel, fire accident
By Rita Iliya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has launched a sensitisation campaign to educate residents in Niger about the dangers of fuel and fire accidents.
The Director-General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, said this during the launching of the sensitisation campaign in Lambata, Gurara Local Government.
Umar, represented by Dr Zainab Ndanusa, Head, Disaster Risk Reduction Unit, NEMA Minna Operations Office, said the campaign was to raise awareness on the risk associated with fuel tanker accidents.
Umar said NEMA strongly believed that preparedness and prevention were more effective than response and recovery.
“To address this, the agency is proactively sensitising transport sector stakeholders to collectively mitigate risks.
“The campaign is a life saving initiative borne out of our growing concern over the alarming frequency of fuel tanker accidents in our communities and highways,” she said.
The DG added that fuel tanker accident had resulted in the loss of countless innocent lives and devastating fire accident had also left behind untold sorrow.
She said such accidents had also claimed the lives of men, women and youths, many of whom were breadwinners and promising members of the society.
She appealed to tanker drivers and petroleum transport companies to prioritise safety, avoid reckless driving, excessive speed, poor vehicle maintenance and negligence, which were major contributors to deadly crashes.
Umar said one mistake could cost many lives and destroy property worth millions of Naira.
She urged the public to desist from going near fallen tanker or attempt to scope fuel.
Also speaking, Abdulsalam Zumba, Director, Risk Reduction, Niger state Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), advised motorists, especially drivers of articulated vehicles, to drive safely.
Ibrahim Mohammed, Chief of Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), Petroleum Tanker Drivers, NUPENG, said the association had always advised its members to avoid speeding and rest well before embarking on a journey.(NAN)
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