News
Building Expert Attributes Absence Of Building Code To Quackery, Building Collapse
Dr Adeshina Aladeloba, the Dean, School of Environmental Studies, Department of Building, Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech)
By Grace Alegba
Building construction expert, Dr Adeshina Aladeloba, has said that the absence of a Building Code is a key factor behind the recurring building collapses in Nigeria.
Aladeloba, the Dean of the School of Environmental Studies, Department of Building at Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), said this on Tuesday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
He said a building code would effectively address the various challenges, including quackery, which was negatively impacting the real estate sector.
Aladeloba therefore appealed to President Bola Tinubu to sign into law the building code passed by the 9th National Assembly.
Aladeloba lamented that Nigeria had no building code after several years of completion of the draft document.
“It really saddens one because Nigeria has no building code, and I say that with all sense of responsibility,” he said.
According to him, the nation’s building code went through third reading at the National Assembly during President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration but was surprisingly not signed into law.
Aladeloba explained that he was on the technical panel that drafted the nation’s building code since 2016, but various governments had failed to sign it thereby allowing challenges fester in the real estate sector.
He, however, commended Tinubu’s ongoing efforts in infrastructure renewal and regeneration, expressing hope that he would address the challenges hindering the passage of the building code for Nigeria.
He noted that the president successfully championed and brought to life the Eko Atlantic City project during his tenure as governor of Lagos State, and believed he could achieve similar success with the nation’s building code.
“President Tinubu should take the bull by the head and get this paper signed like most other projects that he has been able to overcome.
“I know the pedigree of the president, if he could achieve the Eko Atlantic City Project in spite of the nay sayings and all of that, he can do this.
“Let it be signed so that all professionals will know their limitations,” he said.
Aladeloba, who is the Head of Department, Building Technology at Yabatech, said that the code would address all grey areas affecting proper regulation of the construction sector.
He said that if signed into law, the code would end quackery and bring about guaranteed quality assurance in the sector.
According to him, it is ethically wrong for professionals in the built environment who hold multiple certifications to assume more than one role in a single project.
Aladeloba said, “though am a certified builder and a registered estate surveyor, but l can only take one role in a project per time”, adding that the code would address these anomalies.
He insisted that only certified builders were expected to manage building production and manage all five resources including man, machine, material, money and methods.
Speaking on the nation’s shelter gap, he advised government to produce houses based on needs to close the gap.
Aladeloba said housing needs were different, saying it was important to consider that in the supply of houses to Nigerians to address both issues of availability and affordability, exploring use of locally sourced materials.
The dean, who also serves as the Chairman of the Technical Committee of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) for the preparation of Building/Civil Engineering Materials Standards, attributed building collapses to several factors.
According to him, these collapses arise from a combination of design and construction errors, the use of substandard materials, inadequate supervision by regulatory agencies, and other contributing factors.
(NAN)
-
Society News5 years agoJamaican man beheads wife after finding out their 6 kids are not his
-
Society News7 years agoEXCLUSIVE: The Complete Story of Dolapo Awosika, John Fashanu and Prophet Kasali Sex Mess
-
News5 years agoPastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, His Membership Of Secret Cult, And Other Issues Touching On His Public Credentials Examined by Barr. PATRICK I. BIOSE
-
News5 years agoBREAKING: Ajimobi’s daughter-in-law blast Gov. Makinde, says gov can’t surpass ex-Oyo gov
-
Society News6 years agoThe Rise and Fall of “Jumoke The Bread Seller”
-
News5 years agoBREAKING: 2 arrested as NAF begins investigations into Tolulope’s death
-
Crime6 years agoExclusive: Female Aide Fingered In Oko Oloyun’s Murder + Banking Transactions That Nailed Husband
-
News5 years agoBREAKING: Police take over Edo House of Assembly as APC, Oshiomhole move to seize control
You must be logged in to post a comment Login