Building Collapse, Blot On Urbanisation
The
rate at which a building collapse is a major setback to the country’s drive to
have urbanised societies, a former chief justice of the federation, justice
Mohammed Uwais ,has said.
He said the menace had created doubts in the minds of
Nigerians about the seriousness of the government and professional to put end
an end to building collapse in the building.
This is coming as stakeholders in the built
environment have called on federal government to bridge the policy gaps in the
built environment, nothing that this would help curb the incessant collapse of
building in the country.
The president, Nigerian institute of building, Mr.
Chuck’s omeife, said in an interview with our corresponding on Sunday that the
policy gap in the built environment regulatory framework and the disconnect
between design and construction was an issue that should be addressed.
According to him, the builder remains the
missing link between design and construction for the enthronement of quality
delivery of building projects.
“One of
the solutions to the building collapse syndrome is to consciously bridge this
yawning gap between design and construction, and this requires the immediate
situation of the appropriate legislation to redefine the regulatory framework
to make the engagement of the builder mandatory both at the design stage and at
the construction stage for any development,” Omeife said.
According
to Uwais, the spate of building collapse in Nigeria has led to the untimely
death of many citizens, adding that investments in building development were
regrettably being wasted and the helplessness of the situation was turning into
hopelessness.
He said,
“As we are all aware, the collapse of buildings is one of the most challenging
problems facing the urbanization of the nation as of today. This is a source of
concern not only to the prof4essionals and the government, but also to
everyone.
Comments
Post a Comment