NIOB To Train Young Persons On Quality Jobs

The Nigeria Institute of Building NIOB has restated its commitment to train young persons in the art of quality delivery
The Chairman, NIOB, Rivers Chapter, Bldr Hilary Osemeduaukwadi, made the declaration at this year’s end of year event, last Thursday in Port Harcourt
He said it is the policy of NIOB “to catch them young”, to get students in related study to participate in available trainings organized for the continuous assessment of professional builders in the country
According to him the event which was hosted by Wichtech, also doubles as a career guidance and counseling forum to students in the Faculty of Building in the various Universities in the country, commending the Port Harcourt Polytechnic for including Building in the school curricular
He stressed that NIOB was deeply committed to building houses with quality materials, adding that the institution would fight quackery to a standstill‘
Osemeduaukwadi noted that a lotof people in the society were not aware of the rules of building, which explained why the business of quacks were thriving as they were more often hired to build houses, which integrity cannot be ascertained.
“Due to ignorance they offer building projects to quacks as engineers, while they are not,” he said.
He charged Port Harcourt residents to desist from patronizing quacks and should seek professionals that abound in the various industries in the built environment
Also speaking, Sales Manager, Twintex Global Resources, a player in the plumbing subsector of the built environment, subsidiary of Wichtech, Mr. Anthony Nkire , announced its preparedness to deliver on quality plumbing in the country

By: Tonye Nria-Dappa/Kpobari Barizaa