The Owerri Capital Development Authority (OCDA) has blamed the deployment of non-professionals as one of the main causes of the incessant building collapses throughout the country.
The General Manager of OCDA, Engr. Francis Chukwu, made this known while delivering his address at the Nigeria Institute of Building, Imo State Chapter’s 4th Builders Workshop/Induction ceremony held at the institute’s Secretariat at Owerri, the Imo State capital.
The OCDA boss further disclosed that the agency set up a committee, in conjunction with Nigeria Institute of Building to look into the cases of building collapse in Imo State.
He noted that the findings of the committee revealed that most collapsed buildings were handled by quacks.
The General Manager advised developers to always engage the services of certified builders in order to avert any unpleasant consequences emanating from building collapse.
