Edo launches EdoBuild360 platform to track building projects across the state

The Edo State Government on Wednesday launched a digital platform, EdoBuild360, for monitoring building projects and assessing the condition of government-owned buildings across the state.

The platform is designed to provide digital records of buildings and to enable the monitoring of construction projects from planning and execution through to completion.

Speaking at the launch, the Special Adviser to Governor Monday Okpebholo on Building Projects Monitoring and Implementation, Irene Ojo, said her office developed the initiative in partnership with the Edo State Health Insurance Company, the Edo State Development and Building Control Agency and the Edo State Public Building and Maintenance Agency.

Ojo said the platform would also provide information on building safety and make it possible for Edo indigenes in the diaspora to assess properties they intend to acquire.

"The EdoBuild360 is a platform that enables end-to-end management within the building environment from planning to building, to execute and monitor the entire process," she said. "Not only would you be able to know how many buildings are in this state, you would also be able to ascertain the true conditions of those buildings, because in the platform, condition surveys are embedded where trained inspectors can now go ahead and inspect buildings and see the true condition of the buildings, whether or not they are okay."

Ojo said the initiative followed a needs assessment she conducted after assuming office, during which she identified gaps in safety practices within the building sector. She said she had visited construction sites across the state's three senatorial districts and observed workers operating without personal protective equipment, adding that safety equipment is provided for in construction contracts awarded by the state.