In a
bid to reduce the challenges associated with unplanned cities, Delta State
Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has said his administration will implement
the State's Urban and Regional Planning Law.
Governor Okowa gave the assurance on today when members of
Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), Delta State chapter led by its
Chairman, Architect Ifeanyi Imafidon paid him a courtesy call in Asaba.
According to Governor
Okowa, his administration was committed to ensuring safe and well planned towns
and cities in the state, noting that issues of building collapse, poor land
development control process and disorderly development should be a thing of the
past in the state.
"We
will look at the implementation of urban planning law so as to give bite to our
land development control process and check poor construction work and issues of
collapse buildings," Governor Okowa said, stating that his administration
would continue to partner with the NIA because the institute plays critical
roles in the development process of towns and cities.
He
reiterated, "you (NIA) are an important arm to the development of any
nation, because you play important roles in the design of our buildings and
cities; we will continue to count on you to play your roles so that we will
have safer buildings."
Governor
Okowa at the occasion, disclosed that he was not in haste to appoint Permanent
Secretaries, observing that while Permanent Secretaries must be appointed on
merit, it should be done based on available vacancies.
Earlier,
Arc. Imafidon said the visit was to intimate the governor of the planned
hosting of the NIA National Council Meeting which will coincide with the
organization of the 2016 Archi-Delta Expo, stating that the exposition will
bring together building material manufacturers, developers, specifiers and
stakeholders in the construction industry.
He
commended Governor Okowa for recording a lot of successes in the construction
sector despite the "current economic recession in the nation."
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