The 21-storey building that collapsed today at Musikiu Junction by Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, was sealed by the State government last year to "prevent calamity".

Unfortunately, it appears the building was later unsealed and construction continued until it collapsed today, November 1, at about 2:25 pm.

In July 2020, it was reported that Sanwo-Olu had sealed the Gerard, Ikoyi high-rise.

At the time, a source was quoted as saying that the State Government took the action to seal the building in order to ensure that what happened with Lekki Gardens Estate when its on-going six-storey building collapsed on March 8, 2016 would not be witnessed again in the state.

The source said: "It is unheard of that the owners of the Ikoyi project in question would embark on such a capital intensive project without obtaining required approvals for a project as massive as that.

"Gone are the days of negligence on the part of the Government when people flout the law. Sealing up the project is law taking its due course.

"The owners of this project have shown themselves to be defiant and obstinate, in that the State Ministry of Land and Physical Planning had been calling on them (to) without paying attention to what the Ministry had been calling their attention to.

"It does not benefit the state to stop economically viable projects like the project on Gerrard Road in Ikoyi, but the responsibility falls on the government that all rules and regulations guiding such buildings are strictly adhered to.

"What the government has done is to halt further construction with a view to assessing and evaluating the extent to which the builders had adhered to the building code. The state will take it up from there.

"The government will not fold its arm and watch people behave recklessly without order and accountability. We are talking about people’s lives here. The state will no longer tolerate such attitude from anybody no matter how highly placed they may be."

Linda Ikejis blog

[url=https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/well-curb-incidents-of-building-collapse-says-sanwo-olu/%3famp]It [/url] can be recalled that Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu on October 21, 2021 promised that his administration will curb building collapse incidents in the state with the inauguration of the Certificate of Completion and Fitness for Habitation by the Lagos State Building Control Agency.

Heads will surely roll for this


This is unacceptable

Even udoka the madman will not use a viper as headrest....


Talkless of sane human beings going to tamper with a dilapitated building...

their commitment to stupidity is uniquely astonishing...

nobody knows tommorow

May their souls RIP

Imagine that!! All individual that are found wanting on this should be prosecuted asap. Human live is sacred. No individual has the right to risk the lives of others for his own gain.

G

They should have demolished that time because with time the developers will settle authorities concerned and continue with the project.

Later unsealed & constructions continued because the authority was made an offer & got compromised. No strict adherence to moral ethical codes by atleast 99% of Nigerian public office holders.

IN OUR LEADERS PERCEPTION, WE ARE ALL FOR SALE!

Mheen

contractor don chop project money dey build rubbish!
7deck wey dey faulks road for aba many decades never fall
na 21 storey wey never stay for 10yrs dey fall!
werey afonja contractor

fergie001:
The 21-storey building that collapsed today at Musikiu Junction by Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, was sealed by the State government last year to "prevent calamity".

Unfortunately, it appears the building was later unsealed and construction continued until it collapsed today, November 1, at about 2:25 pm.

In July 2020, it was reported that Sanwo-Olu had sealed the Gerard, Ikoyi high-rise.



Linda Ikejis blog

[url=https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/well-curb-incidents-of-building-collapse-says-sanwo-olu/%3famp]It [/url] can be recalled that Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu on October 21, 2021 promised that his administration will curb building collapse incidents in the state with the inauguration of the Certificate of Completion and Fitness for Habitation by the Lagos State Building Control Agency.

And so?

But who unsealed the house?

fergie001:
The 21-storey building that collapsed today at Musikiu Junction by Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, was sealed by the State government last year to "prevent calamity".

Unfortunately, it appears the building was later unsealed and construction continued until it collapsed today, November 1, at about 2:25 pm.

In July 2020, it was reported that Sanwo-Olu had sealed the Gerard, Ikoyi high-rise.



Linda Ikejis blog

[url=https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/well-curb-incidents-of-building-collapse-says-sanwo-olu/%3famp]It [/url] can be recalled that Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu on October 21, 2021 promised that his administration will curb building collapse incidents in the state with the inauguration of the Certificate of Completion and Fitness for Habitation by the Lagos State Building Control Agency.

LASBCA na for poor. Na for the boys to chop and collect money pretending dem dey work.

All Lagos buildings were once sealed

The building should not have been unsealed. I just hope lives were not lost.

It was unsealed, cos the authorities in charge was bribed. What a shame. I pray no lives was lost

Nawa

Imagine! August I drove to see an old acquittance close to the airport in Lagos and saw people cursing government over a recently demolished house.

I learnt the house was in a terrible shape with government issuing the owner a demolish notice seven years ago, imagine what would have happened if government didn't come to pull it down.

uptimum123:
Heads will surely roll for this


This is unacceptable

Hmmm..

For this Naija?

uptimum123:
Heads will surely roll for this


This is unacceptable

Heads will roll where?

Definitely money changed hands to allow work to continue. It means Lagos State were not serious the whole time with their LASBCA enforcement agency. All is to make it look as if they meant business on sealing buildings.
Lagos State government are complicit in this. They can't sue the owner because it's like taking themselves for firing squad

U see now!

The owner finally lose

Na we gan gan be our problem for this country

Serious. How can a sky rise built on a high brow area collapse? 21 stories for that matter

Wasn't it the biggest construction firm handling that project? So many questions begging for answer. May there not be any lives lost oooo

Edit:
So lives were lost, it's a pity. May their souls rest in peace

HOLLY GRAM WTF MAN

Sanwoolu should immediately tender his resignation

Wahala, means the construction company is in trouble

Time to vomit wetin one chairman don swallow..sometimes awuff dey run belle