Ikoyi Building Collapse
Fail to plan, plan to fail. Preparation is key, causalities are a result of ignorance of the task in hand, money can be replaced but lives are fragile like a leaf on a branch when it drops cannot be put back. The Managing Director of Safety Consultants and Solutions Provider, and a safety expert,” Anthonia Beri”, has blamed incessant building collapse in the country on information gap, adding that lessons learned from previous occurrences had not been put to good use. Beri, who was reacting to the recent collapse of a 21-story building in Ikoyi, Lagos, told THISDAY that there was a need for relevant authorities to intensify efforts in creating awareness of the necessary steps to be taken before commencing a building project. She identified some of these steps as obtaining planning permission, engaging qualified professionals, provision of modern facilities such as drones and GPS for effective monitoring as well as enforcement of building regulations that align with international best practices.
