By Fred Ede, Enugu
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has called on the government to enact a law that would compel Nigerian traders to insure their goods against fire disaster.
The agency also expressed dismay over the poor funding of State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, in the zone, revealing that SEMA could only boast of one operational vehicle.
South east Zonal Director of NEMA, Major James Eze, who made the call Wednesday while briefing newsmen on the activities of the agency in the zone last year, said compulsory insurance policy for traders would reduce the burden on government when disasters occur.
He advised traders to ensure that they insured their goods against disasters because government might not have the financial muscle to take care of all disaster victims in the country.
Eze noted that gone were the days when insurance companies refused to compensate people that paid premiums, assuring that any trader that insures his or her goods would be adequately compensated when disasters occurs.
He said “People should ensure their properties in case of fire disaster because government cannot have all the money to help everybody. Government should enact an edict that traders in markets should ensure their goods so that when disasters occur, they will be compensated.”
Eze also appealed to traders and other Nigerian citizens to ensure that they kept fire extinguishers in their shops and homes, expressing dismay that people prefer to spent money on entertainment instead of buying fire extinguishers.
On the achievement of the agency in the zone in 2014, he disclosed that NEMA organized workshops on Comprehensive Disaster management and 2014 Flood Prevention , Mitigation and Preparedness; Bomb Explosion, Mass Evacuation and Operationalization of plans.
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has called on the government to enact a law that would compel Nigerian traders to insure their goods against fire disaster.
The agency also expressed dismay over the poor funding of State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, in the zone, revealing that SEMA could only boast of one operational vehicle.
South east Zonal Director of NEMA, Major James Eze, who made the call Wednesday while briefing newsmen on the activities of the agency in the zone last year, said compulsory insurance policy for traders would reduce the burden on government when disasters occur.
He advised traders to ensure that they insured their goods against disasters because government might not have the financial muscle to take care of all disaster victims in the country.
Eze noted that gone were the days when insurance companies refused to compensate people that paid premiums, assuring that any trader that insures his or her goods would be adequately compensated when disasters occurs.
He said “People should ensure their properties in case of fire disaster because government cannot have all the money to help everybody. Government should enact an edict that traders in markets should ensure their goods so that when disasters occur, they will be compensated.”
Eze also appealed to traders and other Nigerian citizens to ensure that they kept fire extinguishers in their shops and homes, expressing dismay that people prefer to spent money on entertainment instead of buying fire extinguishers.
On the achievement of the agency in the zone in 2014, he disclosed that NEMA organized workshops on Comprehensive Disaster management and 2014 Flood Prevention , Mitigation and Preparedness; Bomb Explosion, Mass Evacuation and Operationalization of plans.
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