The Chairman, Nigeria Institute of Building, State chapter,
Mr. Alex Chukwunwike has called for a synergy with relevant stakeholders to check the incessant building collapse across the state.


Speaking to the ABS after his emergence as the new chairman of the Institute, Mr. Chukwunwike regretted the huge amount of money and lives being lost to building collapse across the country and charged those embarking on building construction to always make use of professionals to avoid negative consequences.


He stressed the need for those embarking on building construction to always apply wisdom by engaging registered builders instead of cutting corners.


Mr. Chukwunwike said that with proper concrete mixing and reinforcement, the incident of building collapse will be a thing of the past.
He urged Government to accord builders their rightful place in the building environment.