he incessant cases of collapse buildings while under
construction in many parts of Nigeria have been blamed on the use of
sub-standard cement by those in the construction industry.
This
disclosure was made by the Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Cement
Plc, DVG Edwin, while absolving his company from blame over the alarming
rate of collapse buildings across the country.
While several
inspectors in the construction industry had suspected that the collapse
of buildings could be attributed to poor quality cement, Edwin said his
company has been adhering to global best practices of cement production
of a minimum of 42.5 grade cement in all their factories nationwide.
“We
place a high premium on human lives and not cost. Nothing on earth can
be substituted for human lives. Those arguing that migrating from 32.5
to 42.5 would erode their profit margins are insincere and selfish as
human lives are more important than profits,” Edwin said.
