Minister of Power, Works and Housing stresses need for proper designs, buildings

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing,

He says people need to realise that designs, drawings and planning play huge roles in the composition of buildings.

"Buildings have architectural drawings; the architectural drawing also comes with structural a drawing that determines the safety of the architectural super-structure on the structural sub-structure.

So, this must be done properly and this is a science that if done properly, the results are predictable; the building will stay up if properly designed and built according to design", he said.

During the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja, Fashola also stresses the need for separation in building control development and building permit approvals.

According to him, these departments need to be separated in order to ensure the enforcement of laws and supervision.

"So, that the person who approves the building plan is not the one who inspects what you do", he added.

Fashola says doing all of these will also reduce the high rate of building collapses.

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