Akpabio Harps on Enforcement of Town Planning Laws

***Mourns Students Killed in Jos Building Collapse

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has advised the Plateau State government to ensure that the laws governing town planning are reinforced to forestall a recurrence of the recent tragic incident of collapsed building in which some students lost their lives.

Akpabio made the remarks when the Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, accompanied by some traditional rulers, paid him a courtesy call in his office on Tuesday.

The Senate President told his guests: "We want to condole you on the building collapse. Such an horrific sight and the building was not even built during your tenure. What it means is that you have to take steps to reinforce the town planning laws and take a lot of interest in the building industry.

"No sentiments attached. No matter whose ox is gored, if somebody does not follow the rules, if somebody erect a building on a passage for stream water, once the foundation is questioned, such building should be brought down.

"We know what has happened in the past. It is as if the high and mighty in the society should construct building, nobody would want to touch the building out of respect for them.

"We will continue to mourn the demise of those children. The entire country is very sad. So on behalf of the 10th Senate, please accept our condolences. We are with you in this period of mourning."

Governor Mutfwang said he and his entourage were at that National Assembly to participate in the public hearing on Nigerian Institute of Mining and Geosciences(Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2024.

The bill is expected to upgrade the Mining and Goescience Institute to a full fledged University and the Governor expressed the hope that his state would be the host for the University.

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