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Pro. Mansur Matazu, DG, NiMet
Posted by Sade Williams
The director general of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) Prof Mansur Matazu has said that the agency’s collaborations with various partners, government and non-governmental organizations to co-produce and deliver user-defined impact-based products and services has led to accurate, reliable and timely weather forecast.
Matazu stated this after being conferred with Fellow of Risk Managers Society of Nigeria, (RIMSON) as well as the Distinguish Service Award by the Rotary Club of Abuja Metro (RCAM)
According to him, across all continents of the world, humanitarian crisis is on the increase, requiring cooperation and various levels of partnership to overcome.
Matazu observed that developments of nations are being jeopardised in an atmosphere of chaos, diseases, disaster, epidemics, food insecurity, hazard and many more.
He commended Rotary Club as a non governmental organization and a non profit humanitarian service provider for being steadfast.
He noted that in the heart of solution was the Rotary international supporting global efforts at improving quality of lives and building international relationships.
According to Matazu, the new president of the Rotary Club, Rotarian Ifeanyi Nnodu, was an effective pillar of progress in NiMet until his retirement as Director of Weather Forecasting Services.
The RCAM is the biggest Rotary Club in Africa with membership of over 200 from various professions.
The decision by the Board of Trustees and the Executive Management of RIMSON to confer the Award of the Fellow of Risk Managers Society of Nigeria on Professor Matazu was done in recognition of his integrity, professionalism, commitment and contribution to Risk Management as well as the contribution of NiMet to preventing and mitigating disasters in Nigeria under his leadership.