NASS Roof Leakage Will End Soon, Says Construction Firm

The construction firm handling the renovation of the National Assembly Complex, Visible Construction Limited, has assured that the leaking points on the roof of the complex will be a thing of the past.

The assurance from the construction firm was given on Wednesday by the Project Engineer, Tajudeen Olanipekun, in reaction to social media report on leakages at some points on the White House segment of the complex occasioned by rainfall last week Thursday and Tuesday this week.

Recall that the 9th National Assembly had as a result of the dilapidated condition of the complex over the years, appropriated N30billion to the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) in 2021 fiscal year for comprehensive renovation of the parliament building.

Visible Construction won the contract and commenced work in April last year while temporary Chambers were provided for both the Senate and the House of Representatives pending the completion of the renovation works.

But, reacting to report of recent roof leakage at the National Assembly Complex, Engineer Olanipekun said his firm was on top of the situation as specialised chemicals for the affected expansion joints on the roof will soon be applied.

He said all the roofs of the complex both at the White House and adjourning structures, have been thoroughly checked for discovery of expansion joints requiring water tight chemicals that will prevent any form of leakage.

The chemical, he added, was already imported from United States of America but would be applied after the raining season this year.

“The report on roof leakage in National Assembly to us at Visible Construction is like marking script of a student still writing his or her examination.

“Renovation work on the entire complex is still being carried out by us. It is when we have finished the work that report on roof leakage can be written, which to us, would never happen as the problem would be thing of the past by the time it is handed over to FCDA that gave us the job.

“There should be no cause for alarm from any quarter as regards the project since Engineers from FCDA are also with us,” he said.

He added that containers of state-of-the-art furniture to be fixed at both Chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives have landed from America along with expatriates who would do the job, which according to him, would make the two chambers among the best in the world.