A seven-person group has been established by the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s Department of Development Control under Minister Nyesom Wike to prevent building collapses in the nation’s capital.
The department’s director, Mr. Mukhtar Galadima, said to reporters after the committee’s official launch on Wednesday in Abuja that the action was a part of preventative steps to deal with the problem of ongoing building collapse.
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Galadima said, “We don’t have to wait for another building to collapse before we act. That is why we set up the committee to help investigate structures that are not structurally stable for human habitation.
“It is good to go round and identify these structures, conduct integrity tests and where necessary, provide for remedial measures and remove the structure if it is found not stable. The committee will be looking out for structures that visually may look stable but not, and recommend an integrity test.”
He noted that the committee would also make recommendations on how to reduce the incidence of building collapse to the barest minimum in the FCT, adding that the committee would equally recommend who to be engaged to conduct the integrity test.
He added that the committee comprises representatives from the Council for Registered Engineers of Nigeria, Town Planners Registration Council and Builders Registration Council.
Others are the National Institute of Building and Road Research Institute, and Standards Organisation of Nigeria, among others.
Galadima warned that any official of the department involved in sharp practices would be dealt with in accordance with the civil service rule and other extant laws.
