Institution of Civil Engineers sensitise Anambra residents on safety measures
Worried by the incessant building collapses, members of the Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers, Awka chapter, have intensified an awareness campaign, during which they sensitised residents in Anambra on the dangers associated with quackery, substandard building materials, and poor workmanship.
The sensitisation was carried out on Saturday through an advocacy exercise tagged, ‘Walk against building and infrastructure collapse’ in Awka, where the engineers marched through the streets, carrying placards with various inscriptions while highlighting strict adherence to professional ethics.
With the inscriptions such as “Safe building is a human right”, “Engineering ethics must come before profit”, “Infrastructure failure is a national emergency”, “Stop quackery in construction”, among others, the engineers aimed at enlightening residents to always ensure they patronise professional civil engineers for their building.
Addressing journalists after the walk, the Chairman of the institute, Chidi Obiudu, said sensitising the general public would promote public consciousness on safe construction practices and professional ethics to prevent incessant building and infrastructure collapse in the state.
Obiudu, a Rotarian, said the group seeks to engage key stakeholders, professionals, and the general public in advocating for improved
construction standards and the prevention of avoidable building and infrastructure failures in Anambra State and across Nigeria.
Also speaking, the State Assembly Chairman Committee on Works and Infrastructure, Emma Nwafor, in his own submission, stressed that building of any structure should follow laid down rules, regulations, and specifications, and should be handled by professionals and qualified engineers.
Nwafor lamented that quackery has caused avoidable deaths and waste of huge material resources.
The group members who walked through some major roads in Awka carried placards with various inscriptions, notably, “Safe building is a human right”, “Engineering ethics must come before profit”, “Infrastructure failure is a national emergency”, “Stop quackery in construction”, among others.
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