Group Mobilises For Campaign Against Building Collapse

A Non-
Governmental Organisation, Standard Awareness Group, has stated its resolve to embark on sensitisation campaign on the menace of building collapse in Nigeria.
The project coordinator of the group, Mr. Michael Atta, who dropped the hint with The Tide, said that the group would embark on the campaign to create awareness on the dangers of collapsed building.
He said the group had begun arrangement to inaugurate sensitisation campaigns on what should be done to stop the building collapse menace.
Apart from lobbying the National Assembly to pass the bill on building collapse into law, Atta said that the group would ensure that proper awareness campaign is carried out to sensitise the general public on the danger and things to watch out for.
“The organisation plans to raise five million voices against sub-standard products in Nigeria, among other methods of our plans,” he said.
According to him, if stakeholders adhere to the recommendations and the recommended preventive measures on building, it will address the issue of rampant building collapse in the country.
He opined that passing the bill for the enforcement of the Nigerian National Building Code into law has no substitute, and that with this on ground, construction of buildings will be effectively regulated in the country.
Atta also suggested that the town planning authorities should be adequately staffed and equipped with professionals to ensure thorough supervision of building at all stages.
He, therefore, called for stringent penalties for those identified to be responsible for collapse of buildings in any form.

Corlins Walter