The Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan has revealed that the government, through the State Emergency Management Agency (OYOSEMA), is working around clock to ensure that the State is never adversely affected by natural or man induced disasters.
Olaniyan said this at the opening of the quarterly stakeholders’ meeting of the State Emergency Management Agency, held at the State secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.
The Deputy Governor’s, who is also the Chairman of the State Emergency Management Agency said the stakeholders’ convergence was important so as to look into the trending emergency threats in the health sector, as posed by COVID-19, the security challenges posed by cow herders and fire disasters that occur during the dry season.
Engr. Olaniyan who was represented by his Senior Special assistant on Political Matters, Alhaji Lateef Yusuf enjoined the stakeholders to ensure that they deliberate on issues that will mobilize the people on why and how to build a safety-conscious culture, so as to insulate the State against varying degrees of emergencies.
The Deputy Governor added that the government is reducing youth unemployment by engaging able hands into the civil service, saying that it is a way to reduce insecurity as the youths will be engaged and busy in dignifying engagements.
He urged the general public to take precautions by wearing face mask always, avoid crowded places and avoid indiscriminate use of fire.
Earlier, the Administrative Secretary of the State Emergency Agency, Alhaji Lukman Aransi said the agency has been well equipped and positioned to respond to disaster in a swift manner.
The secretary told members that the meeting was focused on charting a course on how to flatten the COVID-19 curve, avoid fire disaster in the dry season, and respond to varying degrees of security threats with the aid of partnering security agencies.
