LASEMA seeks strategic partnership with NIS on disaster management
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the National Institute for Sports (NIS) in the areas of emergency preparedness, planning, response, reconstruction, and rehabilitation.
Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute for Sports, Philip Shaibu, the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the agency is pursuing strategic partnerships aimed at strengthening disaster management capacity across the country.
He explained that the proposed collaboration would leverage the expertise of both institutions to promote safety awareness, emergency preparedness, and effective disaster risk management within Nigeria’s sports sector.
Oke-Osanyintolu added, “These initiatives align with the developmental vision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and are designed to ensure that the disaster management structures and best practices developed by LASEMA can be replicated across Nigeria’s 36 states”.
The Permanent Secretary further stated that the proposed collaboration would benefit from the support of international organisations currently partnering with LASEMA, adding that such alliances would help expand disaster management knowledge and strengthen institutional capacity nationwide.
In his response, Shaibu assured the LASEMA delegation that the Institute would pay a return visit as part of efforts to deepen cooperation between the two organisations.
He reiterated his commitment to the mandate given to him by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reposition the National Institute for Sports.
Shaibu added that partnerships with organisations such as LASEMA would contribute significantly to the Institute’s objectives by integrating safety, emergency preparedness, and risk management into sports education and administration.
