SAEMA 2019: Army, Air Force, Police, others vie for Awards
On Thursday, December 5, 2019, at NICON Luxury Hotel Abuja, the Nigerian military and intelligence services, paramilitary, police and emergency agencies will compete in the Maiden Security and Emergency Management Awards (SAEMA).
The award is organized by Emergency Digest, a publication of Image Merchants Promotion Limited in collaboration with the Centre for Crisis Communication and CISLAC.
Headed by Air Vice-Marshal Mohammed Audu-Bida (rtd), the Chairman West African region of The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS), the Panel of Jury has streamlined the forthcoming awards to 54 finalists of deserving institutions, groups, individuals, officers and personnel.
Audu-Bida who was a former Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said it took a painstaking effort for the Panel to prune down the list from its original 254 entries with 136 nominees selected and further reduced to 54 finalists while the 18 winners will only be announced at the event.
According to him,: “The 54 finalists will receive Certificates of Excellence for performing excellently, while 18 Winners among them will be announced at the event to receive the trophies for the 18 categories of the awards.
The Categories include awards for Humanitarian Services, Crime-Fighting, Emergency Journalism, Cybercrime Prevention, Gallantry, Law Enforcement, Intelligence Service, Emergency Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Public Information, Training Institute, Community Service, Volunteer Group, Civil-Military Relations, Crisis Manager, Private Security, Military and security officers of the year.
Hajia Sadiya Umaru Faruk, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management and Social Development, is the Special Guest of honour, while the Keynote Speaker and Executive Vice Chairman of Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Dambatta will speak on the theme: “Leveraging on Emergency Communication Centres for National Security.”