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How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by nairavsdollars(f): 9:50am On Nov 05, 2021 |
Osibona’s company began its foray into real estate in the United Kingdom before branching out to South Africa and later Nigeria. In 2009, when Brig-General Buba Marwa (rtd) was the Nigerian High Commissioner in South Africa, Fourscore Homes built six luxury units called Fourscore Mansions in Waterkloof, a very expensive neighbourhood in Pretoria. Osibona was also the first African developer to develop a seven-storey building in the United Kingdom. The property called Fourscore Mansion is located at 113, Albion Drive London Fields, E8, 4LZ, East London. Not only that, he was the first black developer of African origin to build other projects in the UK. The company’s real estate business started in Hackney, London in 1997. How come the other buildings in other parts of the world are still standing tall without collapsing ? 1 Like
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Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by tamdun: 9:51am On Nov 05, 2021 |
Those countries have law and they enforce it, unlike Naija where u can go against the law anyhow 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by Mastakija(m): 9:52am On Nov 05, 2021 |
Nonsense Before u type do ur researches very well... Is ikoyi building the only building he has in Nigeria? There are alot even in his hometown ikenne And are all the building collapsed? as far as i can remember this man is from ikenne ogun state and he has houses that has been standing there for years What happened in ikoyi can happen anywhere in or outside Nigeria After all he was warned not to extend it to 21 storey building 7 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by Ammishaddai: 9:52am On Nov 05, 2021 |
The answer to that question is simple : those countries don't joke with building standards ,unlike Nigeria where it's easy to bribe the FCDA and other building officials to get approval 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by JavaScript90: 9:55am On Nov 05, 2021 |
Na naija you dey |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by lkillbrokehoes: 9:56am On Nov 05, 2021 |
Because those countries have laws in place unlike Nigeria that you can pay bribe and do whatever you like |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by Staypositive: 10:03am On Nov 05, 2021 |
Ma gee It is well.... It's because nigeria herself is collapsing..... |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by sapientia(m): 10:06am On Nov 05, 2021 |
Cos you don't cut corners there |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by KingTroll(m): 10:07am On Nov 05, 2021 |
Mastakija:exactly oo |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by nairavsdollars(f): 10:11am On Nov 05, 2021 |
Shut up Dundee. Did you hear the Deputy governor disagree that he got approval for 21 storey? All I'm after is a thorough investigation and the findings made public Mastakija: |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by Misrighteousnes: 10:11am On Nov 05, 2021 |
Men are all deceiver's.. Put ur trust in Jesus alone 1 Like |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by Mastakija(m): 10:14am On Nov 05, 2021 |
nairavsdollars:did u hear d deputy governor say anything? 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by nairavsdollars(f): 10:19am On Nov 05, 2021 |
Read before coming here to make comments Mastakija:
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Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by bong4(m): 10:29am On Nov 05, 2021 |
Mastakija: You began your defense well but ended up giving the OP the exact answer to the question. If this man was warned not to extend the building beyond 15 floors in US, Uk or SA, would he have disobeyed? |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by Mastakija(m): 10:36am On Nov 05, 2021 |
nairavsdollars:u should do ur research thoroughly before opening threads Some stories said only 15 floors where approved some said 21 floors where approved And besides if u read that news very well The deputy governor was not even criticising approval or no approval he simply said it is the construction that failed apparently from what we can see,” U even failed to read till the end But instead u picked the one dat suits you the most 1 Like 2 Shares
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Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by nairavsdollars(f): 10:39am On Nov 05, 2021 |
Good question there! Let him answer bong4: |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by Mastakija(m): 10:46am On Nov 05, 2021 |
bong4:no he wouldn't But his building was sealed for Christ sake! The deputy governor said it himself that the building was under investigations when the building collapsed The thing is if u don't go down into this matter You wouldn't find the real truth I was simply correcting her cus her writeup was baseless 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by Shokoloko(f): 10:48am On Nov 05, 2021 |
nairavsdollars:Simple: in those other countries, one cannot cut corners. |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by hisexcellency34: 10:49am On Nov 05, 2021 |
Her writeup wasn't baseless. She asked a very logical question. Its you that is overreacting. Why not just take a chill pill? Mastakija: |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by OBUKSBAYELSA: 10:50am On Nov 05, 2021 |
Because of the criminal activities of Nigeria's procurement managers, most times they supply sub standard materials inorder to make more gains. |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by Benbellamor: 10:52am On Nov 05, 2021 |
Staypositive:I was sad before But this post Got me burst into laughter.. Nigeria collapsing... God help o 1 Like |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by Nobody: 12:00pm On Nov 05, 2021 |
nairavsdollars:1. They operate on standards and precision. 2. They go out to ensure it's enforced. 3. They operate almost zero laxity. 4. They rarely use BLOCKS entirely to build. 5. Cements are majorly meant for roads. 6. They use Steel and Fibres, as well as woods. 7. Soil Texture test as well as salinity na sure. 8. Causalites from entirely Block buildings na die oo, can be heartwrenching too. IF this his building could collapse as well as others not even up to 5 storey... Tell me what will happen if LAGOS experiences the kind of earthquakes California experiences regularly? Dat means an earthquake of small 3.5 magnitude can quickly convert Lagos & Onitsha to rubbles. NIGERIANS should start learning how to build with WOODS... It averts a lot of pandemonium. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by tamdun: 12:58pm On Nov 05, 2021 |
Mastakija:Oga, that house is not up to standard, the house isn't finished yet and this happened, now imagine a completed one full of people.... I believe he tried to reduce the quality (cut cost) and here is the result |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by hisexcellency34: 1:17pm On Nov 05, 2021 |
Very true. Government should check quality of Dangote Cement too OBUKSBAYELSA: 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by descarado: 1:23pm On Nov 05, 2021 |
MALIGNANTGuest:You must be a civil engineer You made loads of sense 1 Like |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by Nobody: 1:37pm On Nov 05, 2021 |
descarado:Thank You! Although I'm not a Civil Engineer ![]() I am just Enlightened, Exposed and Educated. I spend more time travelling across the globe, meeting people of quality, with United States as my take off point. It's only NAIRALAND dat makes me feel @ home. Instagram filled with too many fake people! 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by Babinski: 3:26am On Nov 06, 2021 |
nairavsdollars: Because he listened to and worked with experts and professionals mandatorily in those countries! In an interview Femi Osibona held with TVC months ago, at a point he talked about not listening to experts, he said: "When I first came to Nigeria, I believed in consultants so much. If an architect tells me something, I will do whatever he tells me to do... I later realized that some people they only know book, they do not understand the practical aspect of the work..." That is a recipe for disaster, to refer to professionals as knowing book only. That belief of listening to consultants and professionals that he brought into Nigeria was a belief he had when he built structures in the UK and South Africa and it yielded positive results. But getting to Nigeria after sometime he became "wiser than professionals" and the result is what happened. Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MVsgzdEt9o 1 Like |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by OBUKSBAYELSA: 9:41am On Nov 06, 2021 |
hisexcellency34:They also killed Ibeto (Eagle) Cement, that would have increased competition. |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by TOPCRUISE(m): 10:17am On Nov 06, 2021 |
LASBCA has the answer to that question. The Lagos State created the organization to be efficient. The Lagos State government know what they created |
Re: How Come Osibona's Buildings Didn't Collapse In SA, UK, US But Nigeria? by hisexcellency34: 2:38pm On Nov 06, 2021 |
Even Burham Cement by Flour Mills.. dangote is somehow OBUKSBAYELSA: |
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