The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has commenced investigation to unravel the circumstances leading to the collapse of a five storey building under construction at Dennis Memorial Grammar School (DMGS) Onitsha, Anambra state.
The building collapsed in the early hours of Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
The body is burdened to unravel the possible proximate and remote causes of the collapse of the building.
Consequently, against the background, the authorities of DMGS have in an official statement pledged to assist the body in the assignment.
The school had in a document signed by the Director of Operations, DMGS Centenary, Dr Chijioke Ojji, provided what he described as "indisputable facts concerning the DMGS Centenary building".
According to him, "All proper administrative and technical processes were scrupulously adhered to.
"The building plans approval was sought and obtained from the approving authority, the Anambra State Physical Planning Board who also carried out periodic inspections during its construction.
"The Architectural design of the building was by a qualified and experienced architect of good standing and registered with the Architects Registration
Council of Nigeria.
"The Structural design of the building was by one of the foremost structural
engineers in Nigeria.
He is registered with COREN with extensive and unimpeachable academic and professional credentials.
"The Construction supervision was by an experienced Structural engineer with over 30 years of experience.
"The Technical foreman is a qualified engineer with relevant experience currently completing his MEng Degree and "the materials used in the construction underwent a rigorous quality assurance process including testing by the Anambra State Materials Testing Laboratory, Awka".
He expressed worries over what he called "various press reports containing hasty, false, malicious, and completely unsubstantiated purported conclusions as to the cause of the collapse".
While appealing for restraints on the part of the public and the media, Dr Ojji assured, "Our priority remains the safety of everyone so we share the public’s desire to know the truth and to prevent future accidents.
"We therefore urge the public to remain sceptical of these claims, be patient and rely on factual updates, trust that the engineers and scientists will be diligent in their investigation and ultimately come up with verifiable and scientifically sound conclusions and to avoid speculations on the social media", he said.
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The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has commenced investigation to unravel the circumstances leading to the collapse of a five storey building under construction at Dennis Memorial Grammar School (DMGS) Onitsha, Anambra state.
The building collapsed in the early hours of Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
The body is burdened to unravel the possible proximate and remote causes of the collapse of the building.
Consequently, against the background, the authorities of DMGS have in an official statement pledged to assist the body in the assignment.
The school had in a document signed by the Director of Operations, DMGS Centenary, Dr Chijioke Ojji, provided what he described as "indisputable facts concerning the DMGS Centenary building".
According to him, "All proper administrative and technical processes were scrupulously adhered to.
"The building plans approval was sought and obtained from the approving authority, the Anambra State Physical Planning Board who also carried out periodic inspections during its construction.
"The Architectural design of the building was by a qualified and experienced architect of good standing and registered with the Architects Registration
Council of Nigeria.
"The Structural design of the building was by one of the foremost structural
engineers in Nigeria.
He is registered with COREN with extensive and unimpeachable academic and professional credentials.
"The Construction supervision was by an experienced Structural engineer with over 30 years of experience.
"The Technical foreman is a qualified engineer with relevant experience currently completing his MEng Degree and "the materials used in the construction underwent a rigorous quality assurance process including testing by the Anambra State Materials Testing Laboratory, Awka".
He expressed worries over what he called "various press reports containing hasty, false, malicious, and completely unsubstantiated purported conclusions as to the cause of the collapse".
While appealing for restraints on the part of the public and the media, Dr Ojji assured, "Our priority remains the safety of everyone so we share the public’s desire to know the truth and to prevent future accidents.
"We therefore urge the public to remain sceptical of these claims, be patient and rely on factual updates, trust that the engineers and scientists will be diligent in their investigation and ultimately come up with verifiable and scientifically sound conclusions and to avoid speculations on the social media", he said.
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