BY OLAPEJU OLUBI
The Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof Mansur Matazu, has described the Agency’s Establishment Act 2022 signed into law by the former President Muhammadu Buhari last year as a game-changer that will unlock its huge potential and plant on the path to an impactful future.
Matazu disclosed this on Wednesday in his welcome address at a one-day Management Sensitisation workshop on the Nigerian Meteorological Agency Establishment ACT 2022.
Represented by the Director of Human Resources, Alhaji Saleh Yusuf Tukur, the NiMET boss said the enactment of the legislation marks a major milestone for the Agency, adding that Nigeria would gain immensely from a better NiMET.
“This legal framework enhances the Agency’s capabilities, adaptability, and overall effectiveness in fulfilling its mandate”, he added.
Professor Matazu said he was excited to approve the programme because of its significance in empowering staff to navigate the new legislative landscape of the Agency and the new roles and responsibilities it brings.
He emphasized that understanding the Act was not just about comprehending our individual roles but also how each department and individual contributes to our collective success.
He added that the workshop is an opportunity for the Management staff to delve into the intricacies of NiMet Establishment Act, to decode its provisions and implications.
Earlier in his speech, the Director, Legal/Agency Secretary, Hamza Idris Yamel thanked the DG for giving the Legal Department thie opportunity, to explain the amendments in the NiMet Act, 2022 to Management staff,, describing it as critical to effective implementation of the statutory functions of the Agency.
He stressed that the workshop is intended to apprise the Management of the new amendments, and explore how they will affect the day to day operations and overall legal landscape.
He expressed hope that the new amendments will be explored and their implications for the Agency,as well as stakeholders and the public at large.
The major objectives of organising the sensitization workshop is to acquaint Management staff with the key new and enhanced provisions in the NiMet Act 2022 as well as to explain the implications of these provisions and to suggest way forward for the effective implementation of the Act.
The workshop is the first step in the process of setting and establishing guidelines for sector -specific regulations for the implementation of the provisions of the new Act for compliance , monitoring and enforcement.
