SOME professionals, under the auspices of Nigerian Global Business Forum, have pledged to address infrastructure deficit in the country.
They made the pledge at a forum to tackle the role of Nigerian British professionals in infrastructural development.
The gathering expressed the determination to strengthen the role of Nigerian British professionals in the country’s infrastructural growth.
The convener and President of the Nigerian Global Business Forum, Prince Afolabi Andu, in a statement yesterday, expressed great concerns over the current state of Nigeria’s infrastructure.
He called on stakeholders to have a holistic and broad-based view on addressing the current situation before it spirals out of control with the potential of disastrous consequences.
Andu quoted panellists during virtual presentation sessions at the event to have called for strategic steps to be taken, to revive infrastructural deficits.
The first panellist, Dapo Sulu, Managing-Director of Kaidy Engineering called for strategic partnership between Nigerian professionals and all stakeholders.
Also, Dr. Tunji Olagunju, Managing Director of Ten Fold Construction Ltd, explained the process to design and build in Nigeria to participants.
According to him, planning involved making decisions about the future of cities, towns and countryside.
Mr. Andrew Jibunoh, Managing-Director of APD Project Management Ltd in a presentation said that Technical and Vocational Educational Training TVET had become important to achieve targets.
