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Ghana: Press highlights directive on comprehensive integrity audit of public buildings, structures

Ghana-Press-Review April 09, 2021 to 10:44 181 APA – Accra (Ghana) The directive by President Akufo-Addo to the Engineering Council of the Ministry of Works and Housing to undertake a comprehensive integrity audit of all public buildings and structures and advise the government appropriately is one of the trending stories in the Ghanaian press on Friday. The Graphic reports that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the Engineering Council of the Ministry of Works and Housing to undertake a comprehensive integrity audit of all public buildings and structures and advise the government appropriately. That was to enable the government to prepare the country to withstand any seismic activities, particularly earthquake, he said.

Assess integrity of public buildings - Prez charges Housing Ministry

705 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the Engineering Council of the Ministry of Works and Housing to undertake a comprehensive integrity audit of all public buildings and structures and advise the government appropriately. That was to enable the government to prepare the country to withstand any seismic activities, particularly earthquake, he said. The President said although earthquakes in themselves did not kill, the collapse of structures did, meaning that “to avoid or reduce these losses, we need to ensure that buildings and dwellings, dams and bridges are structurally competent and resilient to earthquakes of higher magnitude”. He also urged the Ghana Geological Survey Authority to advise the government on the logistical needs and equipment required by the authority to undertake round-the-clock monitoring of seismic activities for urgent action.

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