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NIOB says 31st Builders’ conference will address building collapse
The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) on Friday said its 2022 Lagos Builders’ conference targets the elimination of building collapse in the state by bringing together the complete circle of construction stakeholders.
The Chairman of the Planning Committee of the 2022 Builders’ Conference, Mr Philip Olusesanayo, disclosed this at a pre-event press briefing in Lagos organised by the Lagos Chapter, NIOB to announce the programme.
Olusesanayo said a recent media report revealed that 84 Lagos residents lost their lives to the menace within two years, hence the need to urgently arrest the situation.
He said population influx brought a boost in the real estate sector, and instead of reaping blessings, it had brought challenges because of gaps in construction and real estate transactions, which the conference would address.
The committee chairman said the 31st Lagos Builders’ Conference and Annual General Meeting coming up on Oct.19 and Oct. 20 at Lekki would address all the gaps.
He said the conference, themed, “The Shifting Landscape – Redefining the Real Estate Industry” would have in attendance all the seven built environment professional bodies, manufacturers, regulators, ministries and agencies of government.
Others include developers, suppliers, research institutions, top government officials, regulatory bodies, royal fathers, investors and financiers, and mortgage bankers, among others.
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He said Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu would be a special guest while his Special Adviser on Housing, Chief Toke Benson-Awoyinka would deliver the Keynote.
Olusesanayo, who is the Treasurer of the NIOB, reeled out problems causing collapse and housing deficit which would be addressed.
He commended the efforts of the Lagos State Government to forestall incessant building collapse but added that the government could not do it alone without the private sector and professionals.
The committee chairman said stakeholders would be able to interact to remove misconceptions and misunderstandings between the relevant regulatory agencies, financiers and other industry players in the building sector.
He said that the conference would also showcase reputable Real Estate companies and Developers, Building Materials companies, vendors and suppliers and new technologies.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Lagos Chapter of NIOB, Mr Lucky Isename, said the institute would continue in its advocacy drive for the entrenchment of right values in the building sector.
Isename, while commending the efforts of the Lagos State Government, said if the right steps were not taken from the start, things must go wrong no matter the extent of regulations.
