Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has issued a warning to contractors in the building sector about cutting corners.
Sanwo-Olu issued a warning when the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LSBCA) opened a new building in Ikeja on Tuesday,
Building collapses throughout the state, Nigeria, and globally, he claimed, were caused by this kind of activity.
”I want to use this opportunity to call on all Lagosians, especially professionals that are engaged in the construction industry not to cut corners in the discharge of their duties.
”Trying to cut corners has been majorly identified as the cause of building collapse in our society today. It is not just in Nigeria that we have seen or heard of building collapsing, but all over the world.
”With the right policy and execution in places, this menace will be reduced to the barest minimum.
”On our own part as a government, we will provide an enabling environment and make policies to promote healthy buildings,” the governor said.
According to Sanwo-Olu, LASBCA employees conceptualized, designed, and oversaw the building.
He claims that this effectively demonstrates how local architects, engineers, and constructors can compete favorably with their international counterparts given the appropriate conditions and surroundings.
He said that they could provide top-notch constructions that would last.
”The Lagos State Government has been able to achieve this with the introduction of the Lagos State Building Control Agency and other agencies like Material Testing Laboratory and Lagos Safety Commission, amongst others who play vital roles in the built environment.
”However, you must agree with me that the government alone cannot do it, without the support of the teeming populace,” Sanwo-Olu said.
He argued that everyone had a role to play in lessening the threat of building collapse in society and that everyone needed to adopt a different mindset.
”When you see something going wrong in society, say it out loud,” the governor said.
