Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that there is need to rejig the operation of the state’s emergency response team for better performance and service delivery in disaster management.
The governor who spoke during his visit on Tuesday to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) operational headquarters at Cappa, Oshodi, praised the emergency response personnel for the quality of service the agency rendered.
He charged the officers to raise the standard of their operation in line with best practice, pledging that his administration would support the agency to deliver on its mandate.
Mr Sanwo-Olu said: “On behalf of the people of Lagos, I commend LASEMA and its emergency workers’ performance in disaster management. But, we know there is still a lot that we can do to raise the standard and there is still a lot that is expected of us but I can assure you that we will support LASEMA for quality service.
“This is why we are here to assess the level of response mechanism and take stock of the challenges the agency might be facing. We do not want to give excuses to the taxpayers. We pledge our continued support to encourage the agency to live up to expectations because its efficiency in service delivery would be the parameter citizens would use to assess and write the agency scorecards.”
LASEMA Director-General, Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, led Sanwo-Olu on an inspection of the equipment used by the agency in its emergency operations. The governor also inspected the state of facilities in LASEMA Response Unit (LRU) in Alausa.
In the governor’s entourage were Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat; Secretary to the State Government, Folashade Jaji; Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola; Chief of Staff, Tayo Ayinde; and Deputy Chief of Staff, Gboyega Soyannwo.
