USENI CALL ON BUILDING ENGINEERS AND MINITRY OF WORKS & HOUSING TO STEP UP.

Building Collapse:12 Dead, 4 Injured in jos north. As Useni Sympathized With Victims

BY Peter Akpah

About twelve persons in which eight are male and four female were confirmed dead while four others sustained various degrees of injuries in a three storey building that collapse at Layin Sarki, Jos North Local Government Area

The incidence which occurred on Monday at about 4: 05pm saw the presence of search and rescue operation team of National Emergency management agency (NEMA),Red Cross, fire service and security personnel to curtail the situation.

SEN Jeremiah useni who was there at hand to see things for himself., describe the incident as unfortunate, mostly at this time of the seasons, he also called on the relevant bodies and the ministry of works, JMDB to step up and make sure building are well supervised and meet of the standard before letting it out to the public, because life’s are precious and shouldn’t be wasted as a result of substandard building, he how ever call on the public to always look for the quality and the standard of the house they are renting.

Useni who promised to correct all this if given the opportunity, said he will strengthen the ministry of works and housing and JMDB in collaboration with the people living in the area where such substandard building are to put them in proper shape to avoid any disaster.

Commiserating with the family of the victims, the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) governorship candidate in Plateau state during the 2019 general elections, Senator Jeremiah Useni call on the public to be cautious about environment especially now that rainy season depends.

Useni who is now pursuing his Mandate at the tribunal promised to strengthen ministries of works and environment to avoid future occurrence.

Also speaking, the acting executive secretary of the Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers, Engr. Okey Ezema said this building is another case of quackery because there is example evidence.

“There is low level of professionalism on the job that is why the Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers keep on advising the general public to be careful.

” It is possible there is no design to this building, and because there is no design it is possible no professional is involved from the preliminary stage of the building. So, this case is the case of quackery and the use of bad materials.” Ezema Lamented.

On the step taking to ensure competent and committed hands and avoid the menace of building collapse, Ezema said ” just last month the National chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers, Mrs. Aishatu Ali Umar constituted a very high power committee to produce a position paper of Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers on collapse building.

“We commended several measures that would help to mitigate the menace of collapse building because is becoming embarrassing and each time it happens people start pointing fingers on engineers but if check properly engineers have not been involved.”

The acting executive secretary further stressed that quacks have really found their way in the engineering profession and this has to stop.

“It

has to stop from the developers, architect they are the first point of call. Each time they come they should able to advise developers that there are people responsible for each unit of structural development. It is only then that this can stop.

” We are so happy as engineers in this country that president Muhammadu Buhari signed the current amendment decree empowering COREN to prosecuting issues like this.

“And very soon people will be prosecuted. And if their found wanting,been the developer or whoever else the person will be prosecuted according to the provision of the law.” He concluded.

Plateau Election Ttibunal: Witness Confirms How INEC Conducted Election Without Use Of Card Reader Mechine, Agents Failed To Prove Allegations Of Over Voting.

By Peter Akpah

A witness in the ongoing Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Plateau State, Mr. Abok Nyam Azi on Tuesday alleged that the 2019 governorship elections at Angwan Wakiri polling unit in Jos North local Government had recorded high level of irregularities.

The witness who served as an agent of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Angwan Wakiri polling unit with code number 035, told the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting at High court west of Mines Jos, the plateau state capital, that the election was conducted without the use of card reader machine.

He said the accreditation had commenced successfully but along the the line the card reader developed fault.

Adding that after the voting had end and result was read, the figures entered, particularly that of APC was mutilated and and inflated.

On cross examination as to why he went ahead to sign the result sheet, Mr. Abok told the tribunal that they complained but no action was taken by their suprior, thereby compelling them to append their signatures.

Earlier, the tribunal after receiving another sets of certified INEC documents grom the petitiiners counsel ked by the day’s proceeding, Edward Pwajok, the tribunal ptoceeded with the taken several other PDP witnesses including Mr. Ayuba Luka Maigari whi served as Agent at Sunday Bishmang, in Dutse Uku, Joseph Nandak Gambo of Sngwan Kere and Mubarak also known as (AAP ) of Ibrahim Katsina ward, all in Jos North local government areas.

Others are Sani Ado, a PDP agent at Kasuwan Dere Polling unit in Garba Daffo ward as well as Suleiman Farke who served at Garadima polling unit 021.

Our correspondent reports that all their complaints as indicated in their statements of oath before the tribunal hinged on over voting and unaccounted number of irregularities, which during cross examination most of them were not able to defend their claims as contained in their statements of oath.

It became glaring however that some of them might have given false depositions oweing to their inability to substantiate the fact that there were actually over voting during the elections.

Meanwhile, the tribunal was forced to adjourn to Wednesday following the inability of the Petitioners Counsel, Benson Igbanoi (SAN) to call the remaining two witnesses earlier scheduled to take their witness box.

Benson who was holding brief for the lead counsel in the petition, Mike Ozekhome told the tribunal that he received communication that the remaining two witnessed billed to be called had ghastly motor accident on their way to the tribunal and pleaded that the matter be adjourned to Wednesday when they would be available to testify, and the adjournment was not opposed.

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