Facility management can boosts Nigeria’s economic stability

Caption: AFMPN National President Paul Erubami (Right); Conference Keynote Speaker, Ifueko Omoigui Okauru; Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Environment, Hajiya Ndayako; Chairman AFMPN BoT, Stephen Jagun; Director of Finance and Admin AFMPN, Zainab Saleh and Deputy President AFMPN, Olumide Aina at the press conference.

The Association of Facilities Management Practitioners Nigeria (AFMPN) has underscored the importance of facility management noting that it can boost the economy of the nation.

According to AFMPN president, Erubami Paul, facility management remains the mainstay of the maintenance economy and plays a key role regarding being able to enable efficient and effective operability of the built environment.

Speaking at a press conference ahead of the Facility Management MasterCraft Diploma Graduation Ceremony, Paul stated that facilities management integrates the physical workplace with the people and work in an organisation. “It encompasses everything, from routine maintenance and repairs at one extreme to advanced technologies concerning a focus on strategic planning and implementation at the other extreme. A well-operating facility ensures that there is a setting created to assist productivity, health, and well-being.”

Paul who is also the Chief Executive officer of Max-Migold limited noted that facility management provides employment and improves local economic development.

“By looking after our built environment, we safeguard the investment put in place for continued service delivery of those assets. The economic benefits of good facility management run deep and wide, outreaching into the national economy,” he said.

Paul added that facility management sustainability will help in the fight against climate change, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and conserving natural resources, adding that it will decrease the environmental impact due to built environments and foster a healthy planet for future generations.

“Great facility management could mean enormous cost savings through the optimization of resources, less consumption of energy, and little or zero operational disruption,” he stated.

The graduation ceremony is scheduled to be held at the Conference Hall, HRDC Building, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Main Campus, Akoka, Lagos, on December 14, 2024, to celebrate the outgoing graduates.