COREN moves to investigate collapsed Oko-Erin bridge
The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), on Monday, said it would undertake full scale investigations into the root causes of the collapsed bridge Kwara state.
The council disclosed this in a statement issued by its Registrar, Prof. Joseph O. Odigure, in Abuja.
It said the development calls for the need to regularly ascertain the integrity of engineering infrastructure in Nigeria.
It disclosed that it would soon inaugurate national and state technical committees on engineering regulation monitoring.
The council, however, called on the state governors, institutions and professional bodies in the engineering field to nominate their representatives that would serve on the committee.
The statement read in part, “The recent collapse of a bridge in Kwara state after a heavy downpour also brings to mind the need to regularly ascertain the integrity of Engineering infrastructure in Nigeria.
“COREN is in the process of inaugurating national and state technical committees on Engineering Regulation Monitoring. Therefore, states’ governors, institutions, and professional bodies in engineering practice, Immigration Service and the Police are hereby put on notice to quickly nominate their representatives as already requested by COREN.”
