Abubakar Jimoh was recognised for his outstanding advocacy campaign on disaster risk reduction
In an effort to encourage youths’ contributions to national development, the Director-General of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Muhammad Sani-Sidi, has offered a scholarship award to a youth corps member, Abubakar Jimoh, who was recognised for his outstanding advocacy campaign on disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Nigeria during the service year.
Muhammad Sani-Sidi, who made the presentation of a cash prize at the end of a Quiz Competition among Secondary Schools in Abuja which was organised by the corps member, said that he was impressed by the volumes of Abubakar’s contributions in several awareness programmes including over 25 feature articles in the media, publication of a booklet on Ten Major Disasters which was translated into major Nigerian languages.
“I am overwhelmed and impressed by the contributions of youth corps members on national development and particularly encouraged by the contributions of Abu Jimoh through his writings and advocacies, that I find it necessary to offer him a cash donation to pursue a postgraduate programmes in Disaster Management in any of the 6 universities that offered the course in the country,” he said.
While reiterating the commitment of NEMA in strengthen its collaboration with stakeholders including response agencies and NYSC on disaster management and awareness campaigns, he called on youths to avail themselves of the opportunity of serving in volunteer groups and clubs set up on Disaster Risk Reduction in the country.
He said NEMA would soon institute annual awards of recognition to deserving individuals, groups, institutions and media who have made significant contributions to disaster management in the country.
In her response at the quiz competition, the representative of NYSC Directorate at the occasion, Mrs Maksuda Momoh, commended NEMA for sponsoring activities of Youth Vanguard Volunteer group of NYSC throughout the federation and its assistances to the corps members on their community development effort.
Government Secondary School, Garki, came first in the quiz competition while Government Day Secondary School, Tudun Wada and Reginal Pacis College Abuja took second and third potisions respectively.
