LASBCA INSPECTS PARTIAL BUILDING COLLAPSE SITE IN BARIGA

The Acting General Manager of Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Arch. Bodunrin Oki, has inspected the 54-year old, three-floor building which partially collapsed on Sunday at 30, Ososa Street, Bariga.

Speaking during the inspection of the site, Oki stated that the building collapse was due to structural failure, noting that the three-floor structure is one of the many buildings in the built-up area which the Agency’s monitoring team had hitherto captured and served notices to undergo a Non-Destructive Test (NDT) at Lagos State Material Testing Laboratory (MTL) for further probing to ascertain the status of  the building.

He affirmed that the agency will intensify its efforts to sanitise the State of all distressed, illegal and prone-to-collapse buildings that are not in conformity with the building laws.

The Acting General Manager reiterated that the present administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is poised to achieve zero tolerance in incidents of building collapse in the State and appealed to Lagosians to desist from the breaking of Government seal put on distressed buildings.

According to him, building owners/developers should subject all their property above five years to an integrity test, adding that removal of government seals on buildings marked as distressed is suicidal.

He emphasised that no responsible government will watch her citizens die avoidable death without taking precautionary measures to stop it, stating that LASBCA is committed to working together with the people of the State for their own safety.

“Lagosians need to collaborate more than ever before, not only to stem the incidence of building collapse but to also ensure that people build in compliance with the physical planning laws of the State. This is attainable when the government and her people work together and build right”, Oki stressed.