Sanwo-Olu Visits Site Of Building Collapse, Says Mistakes Were Made From All Angles

• He promised that those found culpable will be made to face the law

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has decried the tragic building collapse in Ikoyi which has so far claimed 21 lives, noting that “mistakes were made from all angles”.

The governor made the remarks on Wednesday when he visited the site of the building collapse where emergency workers are still scouring in a bid to rescue survivors.

“This an event that could be described clearly as a national disaster. Mistakes were made from all angles,” the governor said, adding that such an event “really should not be happening in a modern-day city like Lagos.”

The governor who extended his condolences to the families and people whose loved ones were affected by the tragedy also announced members of a panel of inquiry to probe the collapse.

He promised that those found culpable will be made to face the law.

Read also: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Death Toll Rises To 20 As Rescue Operation Continues (Photos)

Amid speculations over what may have led to yet another building collapse in Lagos, the governor suspended the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Gbolahan Oki, indefinitely on Tuesday.

Sanwo-Olu explained that the suspension was just a first step in the quest to bring those found culpable to account.

“We will say that we had to take from the head; from the leadership of that agency,” he said on Wednesday. “And you can rest assured that if they are other people that are found in the course of the investigation, they will face the full wrath of the law.”

Asked if there were violations of the National Building Code in the construction, the governor answered in the affirmative.

“I will not have the details but from preliminary investigation, yes, there would be violations. The simple thing such as not having a manifest on site is a violation of the law in itself. So, there are several violations that would have happened here.”

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