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Lagos Engages Building Professionals On New Initiatives To Stop Building Collapse
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A seven-storey building collapsed last week Wednesday in Lagos.
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The initial roll call on the day of the collapse suggested that only 25 people were at the construction site, but one body was eventually found.
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The Lagos government is probing the incident after saying the building construction went on unapproved.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has engaged building professionals on new initiatives to address the menace of building collapse in the state.
The state’s Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development made the disclosure in a terse statement on Friday.
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The engagement took place during the week following last week Wednesday’s collapse of an ongoing building construction on Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos.
The seven-storey building crumbled to ground dramatically, injuring 25 people and killing one.
The Lagos State Government is yet to ascertain the cause of the collapse of the seven-storey building but it has inaugurated a seven-man technical committee to probe the deadly incident.
Meanwhile, the building collapse has prompted Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to direct a stop to all building developments on Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Building professionals at a parley with the Lagos government
According to a statement issued by the Lagos Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, last week Thursday, the developers of the building went ahead with construction despite the government sealing the property.
The commissioner said the developers took advantage of the security of the estate’s gated community to continue with the development.
Omotoso also disclosed that the governor suspended all developments on the island pending a comprehensive audit by officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA).
The audit is expected to answer questions regarding the number of buildings being constructed without approval from the Lagos State Government and whether all approved buildings are being built in line with the approval limits provided.
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“This exercise will be extended to other estates and gated communities,” Omotoso added.
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