NEMA Donates Drugs to FCT NYSC

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has donated drugs and consumables to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp.

The Coordinator of NEMA, Abuja Operations office, Mr Ishaya Chonoko, made the donation yesterday in Abuja, on behalf of the NEMA Director-General, Alhaji Mohammad Sani-Sidi. He said that the gesture was in fulfillment with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU signed between NEMA and NYSC to mitigate and prevent disasters at the grassroots.

“NEMA has an MoU with NYSC that has been very effective, especially in mitigating disasters in the grassroots using the available manpower in the NYSC,” he said. “It is the tradition of the Director-General of NEMA to donate drugs to attend to emergencies that may occur while corps members are in the camp.”

NYSC FCT Camp Director, Mr Anthony Enweonwu, who received the items on behalf of the Director-General, Brig.-Gen. of the Corp, Mr. Johnson Olawumi, commended NEMA for the gesture. He assured that the drugs would be used for the benefit of the corps members and for other community development activities after the orientation camp.