By Tajudeen Adebanjo
Lagos State has said block moulders must have their blocks stamped by the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL), for identification.
This, the government, said, was part of efforts to maintain a safe built environment.
Speaking on Wednesday at a meeting with Block Moulders Association, Lagos State chapter, LSMTL General Manager Dr.Tajudeen Afolabi said the agency would re-register block moulders, for identification.
“Your association is the first set of stakeholders I am meeting upon my assumption of office as the general manager. The meeting is necessary to find solution to the causes of building collapse and structural failure. Your body is an important one because there is nobody that wants to go into construction that will not need your services,” he said.
Afolabi said the agency would go on monitoring, adding that any block moulder, who do not meet the laid down standard would be sanctioned.
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He called for synergy between block moulders and the agency, urging them to alert him on activities of unregistered block moulders.
The LSMTLboss said from next week, illegal block moulders would be sanctioned “because as a responsible government, the safety of citizens’ lives is paramount.”
Lagos State chapter Chairman of the association Otunba Rasheed Alesinloye hailed the government for reducing building collapse.
Vice Chairman Alhaji Yusuf Akinsanmi suggested re-verification of certificates given to block moulders.
“They should be allowed to retain their old numbers and LSMTL seal should be stamped on them,” he said.
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