The Nigerian Institute of Building has called on Lagos State Government to engage teams of independent professionals as building inspectors to monitor construction sites across the state.
Chairman, Lagos State Chapter of the Institute Lucky Isename, made the call during the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN forum in Lagos on Sunday.
Isename, who was reacting to the collapse of the 21-storey building at Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, said that the state government lacked adequate manpower to tackle infractions of building control regulations.
He also noted that the state government building monitoring agencies, in particular, had become short staffed, adding that this was also affecting effective supervision of numerous construction sites all over the state.
The Institute’s Chairman however advised the state government to engage teams of independent professionals as inspectors who would monitor numerous construction sites in various localities across the state.
Isename also called for strong synergy between the Ministries of Works, Environment and relevant professional bodies in supervising construction sites and ensuring that the right professionals are used.
He called on the National Assembly to expedite passage of the National Building Code Bill to check frequent building collapse in the country.
