LAGOS – Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has sacked the general manager of the Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Mr. Adeigbe Olushola, following the Lekki Gardens building collapse.
The dismissal of Olushola and three other officers was effected on Monday, according to a statement signed by the Lagos state head of service, Olabowale Ademola.
The affected officers, according to the statement, were dismissed having been indicted of negligence, which according to the governor is an act of misconduct under the Public Service Rule 040401.
The statement added that: “Rule 040401 of the Public Service Act of Misconduct states inter alia: ‘a willful act of omission or general misconduct to the scandal of the pubic or to the prejudice of discipline and proper administration of the State Government’ should be visited with dismissal from the Public Service in line with the Public Service Rule 040503.”
The head of service said the disciplinary measure was the outcome of the recommendations of the personnel management board to Governor Ambode, who was personally grieved by the high number of fatalities that occurred as a result of the building collapse.
Olabowale Ademola warned public officials, private building owners or contractors who violate or subvert building regulations that it would no longer be business as usual, noting that the dismissal of the officers will serve as a wake-up call to public servants.
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“It is also a clarion call to them to be alive to their responsibilities as any act of negligence will face sanctions, while hardworking officers will be rewarded appropriately,” she said.
Meanwhile, the management and of Lekki Gardens Estate has commiserated with the families of all who lost their lives on Tuesday March 8 at the site of a five-storey building under construction on Kushenla Road, Ikate Elegushi, Lekki, Lagos.
The management of in a statement regretted the unfortunate incident which resulted in the loss of about 34 lives.
The company said it was making every effort to provide adequate medical care and attention to the survivors and also contact their next of kin.