Place of information in Disaster Management: A case of Federal Capital Territory(FCT) Abuja

Abstract

A survey research method was used in conducting the study. The population of the study consists of information professionals and residents of Abuja. Random sampling procedure was adopted to administer the research instruments. The research used questionnaire and interview as instruments for collecting data. A total of two hundred and twenty (220) copies of the questionnaire were administered but only two hundred and ten (210) were duly completed and returned which formed the basis of analysis. Frequency and percentage were used in analysis of the data. The research result showed that the challenges against reaching public with quick information were public inaccessibility to media facilities, lack of network services in remote areas and illiteracy/ignorance of the importance of information. Based on these findings, it is recommended that the government should ensure all information infrastructures are put in place so as to get information on disaster management across to public. Also, a disaster management information source should be such that public can easily have access to it.