The buildings selected include, a Federal government college, a Federal Hospital, a Federal Court building, a federal prison, a federal secretariat and the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing office buildings at its headquarters in Mabushi among others. Fashola said, “We have five years to comply, and this requires that our buildings must have lifts and ramps. By this I mean well-designed ramps for people confined to their wheelchairs, not hills they cannot use on their own. ”He disclosed that there was memorandum from the Ministry that challenged the conventional thinking that “Nigeria does not have a maintenance culture” provoked the decision. People will be trained and employed to assess the conditions of affected buildings from foundation to roof and for mechanical and electrical sustainability purpose.”

Source: The Guardian February 04, 2019 04:30 UTC