Completing abandoned buildings for habitation carries major safety risks – Experts

By Kingsley Adegboye
Completing abandoned uncompleted buildings for habitation carries major safety and financial implications, including structural degradation and high renovation costs. To ensure the buildings are safe for use after their completion, the issue of structural degradation and others must be adequately addressed, according to construction experts.
Reacting to the issue, Kunle Awobodu, former president of Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB), and pioneer president of Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG), said: “A building left under construction and exposed to rainfall and other weather conditions for several years is susceptible to significant deterioration.
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