The Council for the Regulation of
Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has raised alarm over bridges being constructed
by the Okorocha led Imo State Government.
COREN lamented that they were
disasters waiting to happen, as the projects were being executed without
engineering designs.
COREN President, Kashim Ali, said
this on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to the Senate.
His delegation was received by
former Senate President, Senator David Mark, and Senators Ibrahim Gobir and
Barnabas Gemade.
“Tragedy is about to happen in
Imo State. Bridges are being built in Imo without design, it is a disaster
waiting to happen,” he said.
Ali appealed to the lawmakers to
urgently pass an amendment to the establishment Act of COREN, to empower the
council to issue and enforce a stop work order on infrastructure that are being
constructed without approved designs.
He added that registered members
of the council have been known to abide by regulations, and have therefore not
been involved in cases of construction collapse.
Mark, in his response, wondered
that any construction work would be carried out without designs.
“Somebody is building bridges
without designs. This is very unfortunate.
“I wish COREN has the authority
to stop it because the consequence of this will be much. We shouldn’t wait
until when things go wrong,” Mark said.
He gave the assurance that the
Senate would support any amendments that would assist in safety of lives.
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