The collapsed building. Photo: Dennis Naku
A non-governmental organisation, Thrivescape Initiative, has emphasised the need for a more proactive, coordinated, and preventive approach to addressing building collapses in Nigeria, noting that the recent incident in Lagos serves as yet another reminder of the country’s recurring structural failures.
In a statement on Sunday by the Project Lead, Thrivescape Initiative, Aniramu Joseph, the association extended its heartfelt condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in the recent building collapse in Lagos and wished those who sustained injuries a speedy recovery.
It added that the recurring disasters expose governance gaps, weak regulatory enforcement, inadequate public awareness and professional lapses across the construction sector.
“This tragic incident is yet another reminder that the persistent occurrence of building collapse in Nigeria demands a more proactive, coordinated, and preventive response. These recurring disasters expose governance gaps, weak regulatory enforcement, inadequate public awareness, and professional lapses across the construction sector. At Thrivescape Initiative, our slogan is ‘Avoidance is Better than Collapse.’ This reflects our firm belief that preventing building collapse is far more effective, less costly, and more humane than responding after lives and property have already been lost. Every preventable death is one too many,” the statement read in part.
