The Commandant General, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Abdullahi Muhammadu, among twenty people across the world, will be honoured by His Excellency Mr.António Gutteries, Secretary General of United Nations with United Nations Public Service Awards (UNPSA) in New York, USA, early next year.
The award event, which recognises excellence in public service across the world, was launched in 2003 in order to promote and support innovations in public service delivery with the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Dr. Leke Alao, secretary of the Center for Convention on Democratic Integrity Inc, Maryland, United States, made this known in a statement made available to journalists.
Alao said the coalition recognizes the fact that the NSCDC has recorded tremendous achievements in ensuring the protection and assistance of population and safeguarding property and the environment from natural and or man-made disasters, which is the core pillar of sustainable development attainment.
“We cannot hope for sustainable development without peace, the effort of the Corps has reduced human trafficking in Nigeria within and outside country as the SDGs specifically mentioned
human trafficking in the targets of three goals: 5, 8, and 16.
“The effort of the Corps has given Nigeria hope that such inhuman deal would be a thing of the past in the country.”
He therefore called on governments across the strata in the country to accord financial assistance and manpower development to the NSCDC in order for it to function maximally.
