The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has decried the growing interdisciplinary rivalry and unhealthy competition among professionals in the built environment, describing it as a major factor affecting the performance and efficiency of the industry.
The Minister made this known while speaking as Special Guest of Honour at a Luncheon organised by the Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria (QSRBN), held recently in Abuja.
Dangiwa noted that the sector has historically suffered from professional aberrations, lack of institutional coordination, and infighting among professionals. According to him, these issues have led to delays in project execution, inflated costs, and opened avenues for corruption, ultimately eroding public trust in the capacity of built environment professionals to deliver quality infrastructure.
Dangiwa noted that the sector has historically suffered from professional aberrations, lack of institutional coordination, and infighting among professionals. According to him, these issues have led to delays in project execution, inflated costs, and opened avenues for corruption, ultimately eroding public trust in the capacity of built environment professionals to deliver quality infrastructure.
Represented by the Head of Department, Public Building and Housing Development at the Ministry, Ubong Usoro Temitope, the Minister urged all professionals and allied experts in the industry to rise above competition and embrace collaboration.
He called for strengthened interdisciplinary research and a unified commitment to delivering efficient, effective, and high-quality infrastructure for Nigerians.
“The built environment is too critical to national development for us to be working in silos. We must come together, collaborate, and uphold best practices to ensure we meet the infrastructure needs of our people,” he said.
He urged all professionals and allied experts in the industry to rise above competition and embrace collaboration.
He called for strengthened to and a unified commitment to delivering efficient, effective, and high-quality infrastructure for Nigerians.
“The built environment is too critical to national development for us to be working in silos. We must come together, collaborate, and uphold best practices to ensure we meet the infrastructure needs of our people,” he said.
