The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) will soon be upgraded into a service.<\/p>\n
NADMO\u2019s upgrade will ensure that the Organization works and operates like other security services in the country.<\/p>\n
This was revealed by the Deputy Ranking Member of the parliamentary select committee of Defense and Interior, Major Retired Derek Oduro.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”JXdTp5XjgbvR373Gk9Q8KHTaVjlBHZCH”]He was speaking to Citi News<\/strong> after the launch of a report on the proposed independent Police complaint commission by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative.<\/p>\n NADMO has been struggling over the years to assist citizens in times of disasters; a situation some believe has rendered the organization redundant.<\/p>\n Major Retired Oduro acknowledged that NADMO is not adequately resourced by government due to its organizational status.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we upgrade it to a status of a service just like the Police Service, Prisons Service, it will be on its own and therefore expand and become bigger than how we see it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The elevation, according to Major Retired Oduro will help NADMO attract assistance from foreign donors.<\/p>\n He also disclosed that the Defence and Parliament Committee has done due diligence and are expectant that the bill seeking to convert NADMO into a service will be laid in Parliament soon.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Defense and Interior committee has gone out to assist them to draft the bill and when it comes, we will approve it in Parliament,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n According to him, the bill has already been approved by cabinet and \u201cit will now come to Parliament and once it is approved, it becomes a law.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhen it comes to Parliament, we will not waste time at all,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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