BEREKUM MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY INAUGURATES DISASTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

BEREKUM MUNICIPAL NADMO INAUGURATES DISASTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

The Berekum Municipal National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) of the Bono Region has inaugurated the Municipal Disaster Management Committee to help curb disasters in the Municipality.
The Committee which is chaired by the MCE of Berekum, Hon. Kofi Adjei, comprises of all the departmental heads in the Municipality including NADMO Director, MP, Director of Health, Education, Police Commander, District Fire Officer, Information Officer, Environmental Officer, Planning Officer, Social Welfare Officer, Assembly Member and the media.
Speaking at the inaugural meeting, the NADMO Director of Berekum Municipal, Mr Kojo Agyekum expressed his gratitude to all the heads of department for coming to support NADMO to fight disaster.

He said the Disaster Management Committee are to prepare plans for the Municipality to prevent and mitigate disasters in its areas of authority in as maintaining a close liaison and relation with the Regional Disaster Management Committee in drawing up its plans.
He finally said that the Committee has been formed to work with NADMO to deliver its mandates effectively in the Municipality.
According to the NADMO Director, Berekum is prone to disaster both natural and human occurrances which has caused a lot of damage to some people and property in the city.
He explained that within one and half years, Berekum has recorded more than 5 serious fire-outbreaks which destroyed properties amounting to millions of Ghana Cedis.

Some of the Committee members also pledged to work together to ensure a disaster-free Berekum.
Hon. Kofi Adjei in his advice to the 18-member Committee emphasised on time management as the key to averting disasters.
He encouraged the members to resource the Committee with their knowledge on emergency situations to overcome all possible disasters in Berekum Municipality and charged the Committee members to swiftly inform NADMO on all issues concerning disaster management to prevent them as soon as possible.

Story by Opamago Paparichy Ghana Berekum

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