Abuja: FCTA sets up 7-man committee to prevent building collapse

The Department of Development Control, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has set up a seven-man committee for the prevention of building collapses in the federal capital, Abuja.

The director of the department, Mr Mukhtar Galadima, told newsmen after the inauguration of the committee in Abuja on Wednesday that the move was part of proactive measures to address incessant building collapse in the city.

“We don’t have to wait for another building to collapse before we act. That is why we set up the committee to help investigate structures that are not structurally stable for human habitation.

“It is good to go round and identify these structures, conduct integrity tests and where necessary provide for remedial measures and remove the structure if it is found not stable.

“The committee will be looking out for structures that visually may look stable but not, and recommend an integrity test,” Galadima said.

He added that the committee would also make recommendations on how to reduce the incidence of building collapse to the barest minimum in the FCT.