Lagos State Govt Pulls Down Partially Collapsed Building In Okota

Posted on May 9, 2022

The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has pulled down the remains of a three-floor structure that partially collapsed along Chris Ngadi Avenue, Ago Palace Way, Okota. 
 
The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, stated that a detailed investigation into the remote and immediate causes of the collapse has been ordered.
 
He noted, however, that a cursory report of the collapse suggested that a section of the building gave way due to overdensity, stressing that no lives were lost even though the building was in use, while the site had been cordoned off to guarantee safety.
 
Salako pointed out that another structure under construction on the same street was completely pulled down by LASBCA for poor construction, the use of inferior materials and in order to avert danger.
 
He averred that all hands must be on deck to tackle the menace of building collapse as the recurring events, especially during the rainy season, are quite worrisome and require holistic measures from all and sundry.
 
The Commissioner disclosed further that the State Government is instituting a lot of far-reaching measures to reform the regulatory environment.
 
He said the measures include the application of stage-detection technology, automation of the activities of the Physical Planning Ministry and its agencies as well as the creation of more district offices to have more presence in remote parts of the State for detecting illegal and distressed buildings.

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