On Monday, the 1st of November 2021, Island residents and indeed Lagosians were ushered into the new month of November with the tragic news of a collapse high Rise building under construction on Gerald Road Ikoyi. The sad incident happened with a lot of people trapped inside, while many were feared dead. As at Tuesday morning, reports from different media publications gave the number of dead bodies recovered from the rubbles to about 20.
A day after the building collapse, the general manager of the Lagos state Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Mr. Gbolahan Oki was suspended by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Mr. Oki was reported to have said that the collapsed building had approval for only 15 floors, while submitting that it was inferior materials used for the construction that caused the building to collapse. This report by the LASBCA boss was refuted by the Deputy Governor of Lagos State Obafemi Hamzat, who said the construction got approval for 21 story building, and not 15 as claimed by Mr Oki.
A letter which was purported written to the owner of the project by a former Structural consulting firm handling the project was circulating on the internet. The letter of intent to withdraw from the project was written on the 20th of February 2020, and addressed to Fourscore Heights Limited, signed by Muritala Olawale; Managing Director of Prowess Engineering Limited.
Some Island residents we spoke to were more concerned with how the government would handle this unfortunate incident, making reference to the Lekki Gardens collapse building in the Ekegushi area of lekki few years back, which many felt the real estate company were not decisively dealt with. While we all wait to see how the Lagos state government would handle the situation, our thoughts and prayers are with those who lost their loved ones in the tragic incident.
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