Sunday Okobi
The Commandant-General of the Nigerian Security and
Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr. Abdullahi Muhammadu, would be among the 20
people across the world to be honoured by the Secretary-General of United
Nations, António Gutteries, with United Nations Public Service Awards (UNPSA)
in New York, United States, early next year.
The award, which recognises excellence in public
service across the world, according to a statement made available to Yellowstone on Wednesday, was launched in 2003 to promote and support innovations in public
service delivery with the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development.
The statement signed by the Secretary of the Centre
for Convention on Democratic Integrity Inc, in Maryland, US, Dr. Leke Alao, on
behalf of civil society coalition revealed that it was the coalition that
nominated the Commandant-General.
The coalition said the NSCDC has recorded
tremendous achievements in ensuring the protection and assistance of Nigerian population
and safeguarding property and the environment from natural or man-made
disasters, which is the core pillar of sustainable development attainment.
According to the statement, Alao said: "We
cannot hope for sustainable development without peace; the effort of the Corps
has reduced human trafficking in Nigeria within and outside the country as the
SDGs fall specifically mention human trafficking in the targets of three goals-5,
8, and 16.
"The effort of the Corps has also given
Nigeria the hope that such inhuman deal would be a thing of the past in the
country."
He, therefore, called on governments across all
strata in the country to accord financial assistance and manpower development
to the NSCDC in order to function maximally.
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