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‘No Structural Integrity:’ Lagos Govt Demolishes Distressed Buildings In Ebute-Metta
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government on Saturday commenced the demolition of distressed buildings in the Ebute-metta area of the state.
The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, led the demolition exercise in the company of the General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Arc. Gbolahan Oki.
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Olumide said that the affected buildings, mostly on Oloto and Freeman Streets, had been served notices, while some were requested to conduct structural investigations to ascertain their integrity.
He said that the government was compelled to resort to the demolition of the structures to protect lives as most of the buildings failed the structural integrity test.
“The primary responsibility of government is to protect lives, so we can not wait and allow the buildings to collapse and kill people,” the commissioner stated.
Olumide stressed that the administration of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu would continue to cherish lives of residents of the state, regardless of their tribe or religion, stressing that the live of every lagosian was of great value, and could not be traded for financial or any sort of political gain.
One of the demolished buildings in Ebute Metta, Lagos
He decried the situation in which occupants of affected buildings refused to evacuate the buildings after enough notice, adding that life was more important than buildings.
The physical planning commissioner enjoined owners of distressed buildings to take the initiative of pulling down the structures by themselves and not wait for the government to do so as the government would confiscate any land where it removed distressed structures.
LASBCA GM added that the demolition of distressed structures in the area had become a necessity, considering the danger which the buildings posed to other adjoining structures and lives of other residents in the area.
“We cannot fold our arms and allow irregularities to continue to thrive in this area, where lives of innocent people would be at risk because of the lackadaisical attitude of a few individuals who have refused to do the right thing,” Oki said.
Oki also appealed to Lagosians to feel free to always inform the government about distressed buildings and other physical planning infractions noticed within their neighbourhoods.
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The Vice-Chairman, Lagos Mainland Local Government, Hon.Jubril Emilagba, who was present at the scene, acknowledged the efforts of the State Government in combating the menace of building collapse.
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