The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Reb360 Limited, Mrs. Tope Mark-Odigie, has urged governments across all levels to take proactive steps towards reducing cases of building collapse in the country.
She also cautioned Nigerians against cutting corners and advised them to deploy quality materials for building production.
Speaking at the conference of the Limitless Woman, tagged: ‘360 and quintessential’, she said: “The government needs to strengthen the institution. Construction is not the job of anybody but professionals and not just any professional. A quantity surveyor should not be a land surveyor; a land surveyor should not be the architect for buildings.
“We don’t have any reason to have building collapse in Nigeria, if not for the fact that corruption has made people cut corners, which has led to some loss of lives.”
She stated that if a woman wants to thrive in the real estate sector, she needs knowledge.
“She should go out and study, get mentors and she should be willing to listen because you don’t know everything when you find yourself in confusing circumstances. Don’t just run because women tend to run from challenges,” she said.
The CEO and Managing Director of Lifecard Company, Mrs. Grace Ofure, lauded the government for enforcing rules and regulations in trying to curb the menace of building collapse.
Ofure said: “Allow the agencies to come to the site to do investigations, don’t shut them out because you lose if you do. But when you decide to allow them to come, they can begin to detect what has never been detected.”
On her part, the Director of NHL, Morenike Molehin, advised builders and developers to make use of quality materials to avert collapse of buildings.
