2024 International Disaster Day: FEMD Takes Campaign To Schools

By: Nkechi Isa

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has enjoined Secondary Schools in the FCT to establish Disaster Management Clubs.

This is aimed at preparing the school children against any kind of emergency.

The Ag. Director-General of the FCT Emergency Management Department (FEMD), Engr Abdulrahman Mohammed, made this appeal when the Agency took the campaign to the Model Secondary School, Maitama in commemoration of the 2024 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction,( IDDRR).

The Director-General, who was represented at the occasion by the Head of Forecasting, Response, and Mitigation of FEMD, Mr. Mark Nyam, said this would equip the students with the basic skills needed to mitigate the impact of disasters in their schools and communities.

He attributed flooding, drought, and epidemics ravaging parts of the country to the impact of climate change.

The Director-General also appealed to the students not to dump waste indiscriminately, particularly on water channels, to switch off electrical appliances when not in use, not to farm along the river banks and to cascade the message to their communities.

Responding, the Principal of Model Secondary School, Maitama, Mrs. Olure Irewole Judith, assured that the school would establish a Disaster Management Club as soon as it gets approval from the Secondary Education Board.

Also speaking, a student of the school, Agbo Ene, said she would shun the indiscriminate dumping of refuse and sensitize her community against the practice.

The FEMD team also took the IDDRR campaign to the Government Secondary school, Gwarinpa.

Abuja Digest reports that the theme of the 2024 IDDRR campaign is, “Empowering the Next Generation for a Resilient Future”.