Building Collapse: Niger Gov Seeks Tough Penalty For Erring Engineers

To check the incessant cases of building collapse, Niger State governor Abubakar Sani Bello, has called on Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) to impose stiffer penalty on erring engineers.

The governor made the call yesterday when the president of the council and his entourage visited him at the Government House,

Minna.

Sani Bello expressed concern over the rising cases of collapsed buildings in Nigeria and the negative effect of substandard projects, especially infrastructure.

He said when erring engineers are identified and sanctioned accordingly, it would help to change the narrative.

Sani Bello however assured of his continued support to COREN, as he acknowledged the benefits of partnering with the council in the area of infrastructural development.

Earlier, the president of COREN, Engineer Ali Rabiu, said they were in Minna for the inauguration of the state technical committee.

Rabiu said the committee, when inaugurated, is expected to monitor all engineering projects in the state to ensure engineering is practiced in accordance with global standards.

The president expressed optimism that with the committee in Niger State, there would be value for money as regards infrastructural development.

He said most of the building collapse and low standard of road projects are mostly due to the involvement of quacks stressing that the council has a mechanism for sanctioning members that commit infractions and will not hesitate to activate it whenever any member is found wanting.