Posted on: 03:55 Tue, 15 Mar 2016



The Lagos State government on Tuesday
ordered the closure of Lekki Gardens over the collapse of one of its buildings that killed 34 people.

The State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, during a visit to the site of the accident on Tuesday, ordered that the entire estate be evacuated within 14 days, while the perimeter of the collapsed building site be completely cordoned off for security reasons.

Ambode has also ordered that integrity test be conducted on all estates owned and managed by the Lekki Worldwide Estate Limited across the state, to prevent “them from killing other people.”

The governor, who commiserated with people
that lost their loved ones in the tragedy, said
that he had constituted a five-man committee
to examine the Urban and Regional Planning
Law of the State as it affects the Lagos State
Building Control Agency (LASBCA).

The committee, headed by TPL (Dr) Moses
Olubunmi Ajayi, a past President of the
Nigerian Institute of Town Planners and
Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria,
will also examine the operations of LASBCA
and make recommendations for changes that
will ensure effective service delivery.

The committee will also within four weeks
recommend organisational re-structure and
appropriate manpower for the effective
operation of LASBCA and study the legal and
operational issues affecting the functioning of
the Materials Testing Laboratory.

Other members of the committee are the
President of the Nigerian Institute of Structural
engineers, Engr Ore Fadayomi; Arch. Yetunde
O. Ajayi (Retired Permanent Secretary); General
Manager Lagos State Planning Authority
(LASSPA) and Secretary of Lagos State
Building Control Agency (LASBCA) as Secretary
of the Committee.