Akpabio Stresses On Enforcement Of Town Planning Laws
Mourns students killed in Jos building collapse
By People’s Voice Nigeria | News
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has advised the Plateau State Government to ensure that the laws governing town planning were enforced, to forestall a recurrence of the recent tragic incident of a collapsed building in which some students lost their lives.
Akpabio gave this advice on Tuesday, when the Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, accompanied by some traditional rulers, paid him a courtesy call in his office at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja.
He said, “We want to condole you on the building collapse. Such a horrific sight and the building was not even built during your tenure. What it means is that you have to take steps to reinforce the town planning laws and take a lot of interest in the building industry.
L-r Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and Senator Diket Plang, during a courtesy call on the President of the Senate, by the Plateau State Governor in his office, on Tuesday. Photo : Senate President’s Office
“No sentiments attached. No matter whose ox is gored, if somebody does not follow the rules, if somebody erects a building on a passage for stream water, once the foundation is questioned, such a building should be brought down.
“We know what has happened in the past. It is as if the high and mighty in society should construct a building, nobody would want to touch the building out of respect for them.
“We will continue to mourn the demise of those children. The entire country is very sad. So on behalf of the 10th Senate, please accept our condolences. We are with you in this period of mourning.”
Speaking earlier, Governor Mutfwang said that he and his entourage were at the National Assembly to participate in the public hearing on the Nigerian Institute of Mining and Geosciences(Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2024.
The bill is expected to upgrade the Mining and Geoscience Institute to a full-fledged University, just as the Governor expressed the hope that his state would be the host for the University.
