Buhari signs Executive Order on compulsory maintenance of public buildings

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed Executive Order 11, which mandates the government to institutionalise maintenance of public buildings, into law.

Signing the new law just before the commencement of the weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Buhari directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government (MDAs) to set up maintenance departments in line with the provisions of the new Executive Order.

He pointed out that the maintenance of public facilities has gone beyond just a culture but an economy, providing employment for a good number of Nigerians.

He said the order now gives legal backing to the country’s national maintenance policy, following its earlier approval by the Federal Executive Council.

Buhari added that the government had already started utilising the policy to give a facelift to some of its buildings like the Federal Secretariat Abuja and 24 others spread across the country.