A two-storey modern Accident and Emergency building under construction at Federal Medical Centre, FMC Umuahia Abia State has collapsed, ABN TV reports.

The building ABN TV gathered collapsed at about 1am on Thursday.

Our correspondent learnt that no human casualty was recorded.

Speaking with newsmen on the development Thursday, the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Prof. Azubuike Onyebuchi expressed gratitude to God that no life was lost at the incident.

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He however expressed sadness that at a time when there is a growing economic crisis in the country, such a loss is incurred, maintaining that lean available resources does not accommodate for waste of resources.

According to Prof. Onyebuchi, the contractor handling the modern Accident and Emergency building has not executed similar project in the hospital before.

The project awarded in 2019 was at the plastering stage when the unfortunate incident happened.

He said he is not in a position to give information on the cause of the building collapse, adding that the consultant and the contractor will make available such information subsequently.

The affected area has since been cordoned off.

"I have a mixed feeling to it. I thank God no life was lost. We have scarce resources in the country at the moment. We should be having value for money.

"So if anything like this has happened, I feel sad that the scarce resources that we have is going this way.

"We are looking at it. It just happened. We are going to have several meetings on this and find out what has gone wrong so that we can prevent that from happening again. We have learnt a lesson from that.

"The building is still under construction and has not been handed over to us. So it's still with the people handling it. Assuming it was handed over to us, then the patients and staff are there, then it collapses and kill people. I thank God no life was lost. We will see and get to the bottom of what has happened" he said.

The contractor and supervisor were yet to arrive the scene of the building collapse as at the moment of this report.

Source: https://abntv.com.ng/2021/05/two-storey-accident-and-emergency-building-in-fmc-umuahia-collapses-photos-video/

HOLLY GRAM WTF

when our students are busy learning how to bomb Korea, China, cultism , and money embezzlement...

Discussing about davido and chioma..


Na the result be dis naa

Substandard materials .... Poor Engineer had to manage to do something, as the amount budgeted for the building has been looted into private pockets..from various approval stages....


Irrespective of the above...The Engr. Is incompetent.. because, if he is competent enough, he will back out honourably and not embark on building with substandard materials because of paucity of funds.

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright
Substandard materials and pussy asss engineers

Stupid state

Fake/substandard materials is the cause of the accidents. The peddlers of these substandard materials shall remain slaves in Nigeria till eternity.

I'm glad nobody got trapped...!

anybody else hungry?

Jeez. Why now Substandard material na im cause this thing oooo.

Looking at the collapse building, one can easily detect that right materials were not used

God's are angry

Castrophe with a hospital? Obviously from use of substandard building material.I guess no head will roll

Quack builders
FTC confirmed.

Accident and emergency building has become an accident needing emergency care.

They will not see those nonsense ongoing in there eastern states, but will be having erection over Tinubu and Lagos matter

Hmmn.

2bad

The MD and co. have looted the money and now left the contractor with little , then he had no option than to go buy fake materials na !

Poor quality of work.

Very stupid govt giving contracts to fake contractors

kolaaderin:
They will not are those nonsense ongoing in there eastern states, but will be having errection over Tinubu and Lagos matter

tinubu asslicker good afternoon o ewu