Fashola Inaugurates Tribunal Of Inquiry Into Building Collapse
Members of the Tribunal of Inquiry on
Collapsed Building taking their Oath of Office before Governor Babatunde
Fashola during the Inauguration at the Conference Room, Lagos House,
Ikeja, on Monday, May 20, 2013.
With three months within which to turn in their report, members of the Tribunal are to enquire into the causes of the immediate and recent collapsed buildings in the state, especially those that recently collapsed. They are to look into the quality of building materials and building methods employed in the state generally and with respect to those buildings in particular.
They are also to inspect existing buildings and housing estates in the state, make recommendations on measures to prevent recurrence of building collapse, advise on roles of persons involved in the construction of such collapsed buildings and into the question of whether or not they have acted professionally and if not to recommend appropriate legal sanction and to recommend other measures necessary to prevent further building collapses in the State.
In his remarks during the ceremony at the Lagos House, Alausa, Governor Fashola said the time has come for all the citizens of the state to participate in the effort to eradicate the incidents of building collapse in the state, pointing out that it is a sign of backwardness for any society.
Governor Fashola told said: “It is time for community action. Any building that you suspect to be unsafe, whose structural integrity is in question, come out and say something, write to us, complain to me, complain to the Commissioner, complain to any public officer that you know. We will act, we will check and we will respond”.
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