A seven-person group has been established by the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s Department of Development Control to avoid building collapses in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
After the committee’s inauguration on Wednesday in Abuja, the department’s head, Mr. Mukhtar Galadima, informed reporters that the action was a part of preventative steps to deal with the city’s persistent building collapses.
We should not wait for another building to fall before taking action. We established the committee to look at buildings that aren’t sturdy enough to support human occupancy because of this.
It is wise to go around and locate these structures, carry out integrity tests, and if appropriate, offer corrective solutions. If the structure is proven to be unstable, it should be removed.
Galadima stated that the committee will be on the lookout for structures that could appear to be stable but are actually unstable and would suggest an integrity test.
The group, he continued, will also offer suggestions for reducing the frequency of building collapses in the FCT.
