THE GUARDIAN
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, blamed the collapse of a seven-storey building that was under construction on First Avenue, Banana Island, Ikoyi, on corrupt state officers who were not alive to their responsibilities, and the recklessness of errant developers that are hiding behind Federal Government agencies and issuing building approval.
Sanwo-Olu made the remark when he led a government delegation to assess the destruction, a development, which he described as “irresponsible and unacceptable.”
In the delegation were the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Tayo Bamigbose-Martin, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency (LABSCA), Gbolahan Oki, and others.
The governor during the inspection also ordered the demolition, or sealing of several buildings considered to have structural defects, or built under power lines.
While addressing reporters during the inspection, Sanwo-Olu said: “Like has been reported before now, there are a lot of investigations going on. You can see that they are still clearing the rubble.
