Ogun Set to Adopt National Building Code to Prevent Building Collapses
Ogun State Government is finalizing arrangements to domesticate the national building code, as part of measures to prevent collapse of buildings in the state.
Also, the state Ministry of Physical Planning Urban Development intends to set up a monitoring team to curb the incidences of sub-standard blocks in the state.
The physical planning urban development commissioner, Tunji Odunlami made this known while receiving leaders of the state chapter of the Block Moulders Association of Nigeria in his office at Oke Mosan, Abeokuta.
He explained that the proposed domestication of the national building code would serve as an additional regulatory instrument.
The commissioner said sub-standard blocks largely produced by unregulated block moulders, were one of the challenges facing the built industry.
He said his ministry through Ogun State Building Production Management Authority would ensure that buildings are built to stand the test of time and prevent collapse.
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Earlier, the chairman of the association, Chief Abiodun Ajayi decried the tendency to condemn blockmakers whenever a building collapsed.
He welcomed moves by the state government to inject sanity into the block-making industry in the state.
He called on the newly constituted committee members to study the document presented to them and make inputs from their areas of core competencies to achieve an inclusive, robust, and acceptable code for the State to complement the existing legislature.
Responding, the Chairmen, Nigeria Institute of Architects and Nigeria Institute of Builders, Ogun State Chapters, Arc. Olatunji Oladipo and Bldr. Adeleke Ademola respectively, lauded the efforts of the government at setting up the Committee, saying the adoption of the National Building Code by the state government would sanitize the built environment, and prevent incessant building collapse in the country.
