The Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, Dr. Joseph Odumodu, on Thursday said only five per cent of concrete blocks sold in the market were moulded according to specifications.
Odumodu said;
“We did a national survey on the quality of concrete blocks in Nigeria, especially the load bearing ones, and found out that only five per cent of the blocks are moulded to specifications of standard.
“That actually necessitated what we are doing here today, because we believe that it is important that anything that is remotely or directly contributing to building collapse in Nigeria should be addressed.
“What we are doing today is part of the specification process and part of it is to collaborate with the blocks and concrete moulders’ association, the Building Collapse Prevention Guild and other stakeholders that are involved in concrete in Nigeria.”
