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.