Disaster: NEMA applauds Okorocha’s urban renewal programme

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has applauded Gov. Rochas Okorocha’s urban renewal programme, saying it has made response to emergencies in Imo easier.

Mr Evans Ugoh, Coordinator of NEMA Owerri operations office in charge of Imo and Abia states, disclosed this in an interview with our reporter in Owerri on Friday.

Ugoh further said that the urban renewal programme would reduce disasters such as flooding and fire outbreaks in the area as well as create more job opportunities for the youth.

The coordinator, who was commenting on the state government’s urban renewal programmes and the associated benefits, noted that flooding was becoming a major issue in emergency management in the country.

He said that the recent flooding in Owerri was a temporal situation and would be permanently taken care of when the various projects in the state were completed.

He said that the programme had helped to decongest the capital city and had also attracted meaningful development in other parts of the state.

The NEMA boss also noted that with the milestone so far achieved, the crime rate would drastically reduce.

“Imo will soon become the safest state in the country because of how it is being reorganized and this will make our job very easy.

“The governor has a lot of vision, but needed people to support him to achieve his vision,” he said.