Fiorino: the compromised Nass roof causes strong losses

The on Friday evening downpour the roof of the National Assembly overwhelmed, causing the loss of the compromised roof in different points.

The heavy losses exposed the poor supervision work by the Federal Development Authority of capital, FCDA, in the renovation project of the National Assembly.

FCDA, who had from the beginning in 1998/1999, contracted the construction of the building and maintenance for the first ten years to the construction giant, Julius Berger.

However, the bill provided by the construction giant was so enormous, subsequently bringing the prize to renewal to a local construction company inexperienced for a stunning sum of N38 billion.

The quality of the work done was subjected to tests, on Friday 25 April 2025, when the flood hit the FCT and exposed the compromise roof of the Nass.

Areas such as the hall towards the rear entrance of the White House that leads to the room of representatives and the path of the wing of the Senate which leads to the front entrance were flooded due to the flood.

Some members of the staff of the cleaning company in charge of maintenance of the White House have been seen collecting water from the roof that loses the hall.

Recall that the contract to renew the complex, two years ago, generated a public debate.

The amount for the renewal put to a N38 billion principle had aroused controversy.

The enormous amount seems not to have actually been distributed in renewing the building, from which the ease with which the downpour has torn through the roof.

The Nass complex is owned by the FCDA and the authority is responsible for maintaining the complex.

In addition to the roof that loses that it was exhibited on Friday evening, air conditioning systems within the complex do not work, making sure that staff members worked in an unconditional environment.

The large lobby, which is too narrow with visitors, suffers from poor ventilation due to a non -functioning central cooling system.

Some staff members told Ftiday that the time had come for the direction of the National Assembly to take responsibility for maintaining the complex and structures in them.

One of them said that allowing FCDA to manage maintenance deducted from the concept of independence of Parliament.

He said: “This is the question that the bill of the ownership of the National Assembly (control and management) 2024 aims to face, which has undergone the first reading in the Senate”.