By Bahijja Malam Kabara
The Managing Director, Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KNUPDA), Arc. Ibrahim Yakub Adamu has warned that anybody found contravening KNUPDA law will not go scot-free.
Arc. Ibrahim Yakubu Adamu dropped the warning in view of the proliferation of property development without compliance with the relevant sections of the KNUPDA law.
The Managing-Director, therefore, urged the general public that are about to commence any building to first secure building permit from KNUPDA before embarking on property development.
According to him, since the inception of the administration of Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, KNUPDA has simplified the process of acquiring building permit in the state.
He added that recently a one-stop unit was established to promptly issue building permit to the public unlike before when it used to take months before the completion of the process.
The MD further stated that those applying for building permit should also submit drawings and designs for betting and assessment before developing any structure in order to curb building collapse in future.
He enumerated the series of measures that are taken by KNUPDA to ensure full compliance by the public.
He described the recent unfortunate building collapse in the state as an act of negligence as KNUPDA had earlier served them with first and second notices to stop before the building collapsed.
Arc. Yakubu Adamu also disclosed that meetings were held in collaboration with security agencies to find out the developer and bring him to book.
He unveiled the daily exercise to be conducted by a high-powered KNUPDA task force committee to ascertain the building approvals toward minimizing the risk of building collapse in the state.
He then extendef his condolences to the family of the victims and prayed for the quick recovery of those hospitalized.
Bahijja Malam Kabara
Public Relations Officer,
Kano State State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KNUPDA).
28/4/2024.
