​PRESS RELEASE: PHYSICAL PLANNING COMMISSIONER TAKES BUILD RIGHT ADVOCACY TO UNILAG STUDENTS

The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Oluyinka Olumide has engaged engineering students of the University of Lagos on the imperatives of building right.

The Commissioner, who spoke at the faculty of engineering auditorium, University of Lagos, stated that students of engineering and other relevant disciplines were the hope of the built environment that is beset with many challenges, including building collapse. 

 

He said that students must appreciate challenges facing professional practice, especially in the physical planning sector, and devise workable solutions for the benefit of the society.

He averred that engineering failures,  often erroneously called accidents, were actually due to human factors, which he said that engineering students must avoid as professionals under tutelage.

" Engineering failure or building collapse is usually due to the acts of omission or commission of professionals who have duties to ensure that the right thing is done during the building construction process," he said. 

He urged the students to take ethical practices in their chosen profession seriously and to always refuse to compromise on standards and ethics, adding that they should always shun the idea of cutting corners as it could only lead to destruction.

The Commissioner acquainted the students with the mandate of his ministry and agencies and enjoined them to support by monitoring and reporting any untoward physically developments in their areas.

The Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Obanishola Sadiq, who appreciated the Commissioner's endeavour, said that the session had not only added to the students exposure but had also helped in projecting the role the ministry in the built environment and the need to maintain high professional standards by all concerned.

Mukaila Sanusi 

Deputy Director,  Public Affairs 

14th June, 2024