The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo State, has blamed the latest building collapse on gross abuse of professional ethics, negligence, use of substandard materials among other things in the construction process.
This is as it commiserated with the families of victims of the building collapse which occurred along Umaru Musa Yar’adua drive, New Owerri, Imo State.
“We extend our sincere condolences to families who lost their loved ones and bread winners in the unfortunate and avoidable incident, while we pray for the quick recuperation of those who sustained various decrees of injuries as well as the peaceful repose of the dead,” the party said.
In a statement issued by Cajetan Duke for its media directorate in the state, the party also condemned the incessant cases of building collapse in the country, which it said was gradually becoming very common with its attendant loss of lives and properties.
It stated that the cases of building collapse was unconnected with the gross abuse of professional ethics, negligence, incompetency, poor supervision, use of substandard materials and corruption by the developer, contractor and other stakeholders involved.
It added: “We regret that while Imolites are working so hard to win the battle against the rampaging and life threatening novel coronavirus through compliance to government directives on social distancing, economic lockdown and restriction of movement, the contractor in violation to relevant sections of Imo State Covid-19 Prevention Law mobilized more than fifty people to site, when the incident occurred. We view this action as unpatriotic and serious sabotage to government efforts to contain the spread of the corona virus in the state.
“To forestall the repeat of this ugly event and to sanitize the sector in line with the 3R mantra of governor Hope Uzodinma’s government of Shared Prosperity, our party therefore calls on governor Uzodimma to immediately institute a full-scale investigation to determine the actual cause of the collapse of the high profiled building as well as to ascertain the decree of compliance to all regulatory standards and protocols.”
