Culture Of Waste Rising From Delayed Maintenance
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By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu
Dr Emmanuel Akinsola, Chief Lecturer, Department of Building Technology, Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), has referred to as for institution of efficient facility administration models in organisations to advertise upkeep tradition.
Akinsola, a Fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Builders in Facilities Management, made the decision on Thursday whereas delivering the sixteenth YABATECH Inaugural Lecture Series 2024.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) stories that the lecture had the theme: ‘Maintenance Management of Public Infrastructure: A Cinderella without a Suitor – Absit Culture of Waste’.
Akinsola stated that tradition of waste had continued to take its toll on property and infrastructure in healthcare, sports activities, recreation, electrical energy, public transport, water reticulation and academic amenities.
He suggested that consultants must be engaged to deliver their information to bear on public infrastructure upkeep in addition to present data on the implications of delayed upkeep on financial progress.
“The inaugural lecture recognises the necessity for improvement of latest infrastructure by governments and managements however underscores the significance of facility upkeep.
“Public infrastructure is the proverbial Cinderella with no suitor.
“Nigeria has spent a lot of money on infrastructure development but it doesn’t maintain them, and that is why we have failures in many sectors,” Akinsola stated.
He identied funding as the motive force of upkeep operations.
“Public infrastructure receives lower than common allocations to totally and usually execute upkeep train.
“This impacts the upkeep operations of the amenities and consequently their performances.
” It is then inevitable for the infrastructure to lastly break down earlier than emergency upkeep is carried out.
“There is a need for government to devise a way to maintain its infrastructure,”he added.
Akinsola, additionally a fellow, Institute of Facilities Management and Office Administration, really useful that facility situation assessments and constructing surveys must be carried out at 5 years intervals.
“Every new development should be accompanied with a build drawing and maintenance manual,” he stated.
He stated that there was the necessity to practice upkeep employees on routine repairs and maintenance: establishing reporting system for customers’ suggestions and complaints.
Akinsola added that there was have to implement enhanced and safety protocols: creating cleansing schedule, enhancing safety measures, and upgrading constructing amenities with energy-efficient system and renewable power sources.
The senior lecturer urged YABATECH to stay in accordance with its mantra: “First Among Equals” by making certain upkeep tradition and well timed improve/renovations in addition to securing ample funding for upkeep companies.
In his remarks, the Rector of YABATECH, Dr Ibraheem Abdul, appealed to governments and organisations to deploy competent arms to their upkeep departments.
Abdul stated that preventive upkeep must be inspired to avert breakdowns and their penalties.
“The conventional analogue upkeep strategies are out of tune with at this time’s wants. The resolution is shifting the paradigm to computerised upkeep.
“Due to absence of upkeep instruments and acceptable tools, operators undertake guidelines of thumb within the discharge of their obligations.
“It is clear from the lecture that the result of this neglect culminates in total collapse of our infrastructure, equipment and building components, thereby denying the citizenry the benefits of their functionality,” he stated.
The rector stated that there have been no upkeep manuals for YABATECH’s multimillion naira buildings.
“These buildings running into billions of Naira do not have maintenance and repair manuals, whereas a handset of N20,000.00 comes with a maintenance and repair manual,” he stated. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Ijeoma Popoola
