The Works and Housing Minister, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has tasked the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON) to find lasting solutions to the incessant cases of building collapse in the country.
Fashola, who gave the charge on Tuesday in Abuja, while inaugurating the Seventh Council of CORBON, said that professionalism would be needed more in the journey of nation building.
The minister urged them to imbibe professionalism and ensure that the ethics guiding the profession were upheld.
He said that the need for professionalism necessitated the mandate by President Muhammadu Buhari to inaugurate the board, therefore advising them not to let down their guard
“The first thing you need to note and desire is expertise, are you an expert indeed or by title alone? If you are really an expert, why do buildings fall down?
“I know you are not the only players in the building sector so I am not putting the blame on you alone. But you have a role to play.
“As a professional body, you should know every subject in your area, be masters of the game and a controller of the skills, if you use your skills well you will not have unusual results.
He urged them not to compromise the ethics of the profession and not allow religion, tribe or any factor to influence them to lower the bar,
The Chairman of the Council, Dr Samson Opaluwa, in his remarks pledged the council’s commitment to upholding the ethics guiding the profession.
