The Minister of Housing and City Improvement, Ahmed Dangiwa, has emphasised the essential function of property surveyors and valuers in stopping constructing collapses throughout Nigeria.
Talking on the 2024 Valuers Meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, themed “Valuation as a Software for Revamping the Financial system – The Position of Property Surveyors and Valuers,” Dangiwa highlighted the significance of thorough property inspections and assessments in guaranteeing the security and sustainability of buildings.
He burdened that property surveyors and valuers are indispensable within the profitable supply of reasonably priced housing throughout Nigeria.
“Your skilled experience ensures that land and property values are correct and replicate honest market values, which is essential for the state to supply cost-effective housing options,” he said.
The minister additional underscored the vital function these professionals play in stopping constructing collapses, a persistent difficulty in Nigeria that has claimed quite a few lives and destroyed properties.
“Property surveyors and valuers are vital in stopping constructing collapse,” he remarked, including that their work in guaranteeing that property inspections and assessments adhere to skilled requirements is crucial.
Dangiwa additionally recounted his current directive to determine a committee underneath the ministry to analyze a constructing collapse, noting that property surveyors and valuers are integral to this effort.
“Your previous initiatives have even confirmed to us that property surveyors and valuers have a task to play in curbing constructing collapse,” he stated.
He emphasised the necessity for his or her continued involvement in each the design and post-construction phases of constructing initiatives.
He identified that constructing collapses will not be solely the duty of designers and constructors however may end result from the misuse of buildings by occupants.
“Think about if a corridor on the primary or second flooring of a constructing meant solely to be an open workplace house is transformed right into a health club or used for an additional objective. You might be overstretching the structural stability of the constructing, and that is sure to result in a collapse,” Dangiwa defined.
Dangiwa urged the meeting to develop actionable measures to advertise excellence within the occupation, safeguard the integrity of the sector, and shield lives and investments.
“As you deliberate on this meeting, it’s my hope that you’ll provide you with actionable measures to advertise excellence in property surveying and valuation,” he stated.
The occasion, which introduced collectively main figures within the subject of valuation and property surveying, served as a platform for discussing the occupation’s function in revamping Nigeria’s financial system and stopping future tragedies linked to constructing collapses.