COREN Uncovers Six Failed Dam Projects In Adamawa

The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) says it has uncovered six failed dam projects in Adamawa.

Alhaji Bukar Muhammed, COREN’s Engineering Regulation Monitoring Desk Officer in the Yola zone, said this on Sunday, while speaking with our correspondent in Yola.

COREN, a regulatory body, was set up to regulate the practice of engineering an all aspects and ramifications in Nigeria.

Muhammed said that the failed dam projects were discovered during some inspection tours conducted by some members of the Council.

“During our inspection visits to the construction sites of earth dams for irrigation and livestock in Madagali, Gombi and Jada Local Government Areas; we discovered that the construction works are not up to standard.

“In some sites we visited, we discovered that some sections of the dams, which were built last year, had collapsed, while some parts had been washed away by water,” he said.

Muhammed said that the earth dam projects were jointly executed by Adamawa State Government and a construction firm, “Sinalco Engineering”.

He said that an invitation letter, demanding appropriate professional explanations on the execution of the projects, had been sent to the state government and the company.

Besides, Muhammed said that a major construction firm, PW Nigeria Ltd., was also invited for explanations on some construction works in the state.

“We also invited PW construction company on its activity in the state. We also sent a letter to the AmericanUniversity of Nigeria over its ongoing five-star hotel and international conference room projects,” he added.

Muhammed, who noted that over one hundred engineers had been registered in the state in the past two years, nonetheless, stressed that the lack of maximum cooperation by construction companies in the state was hindering the fulfilment of the council’s assignment.