{"id":61531,"date":"2022-03-19T16:48:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T15:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ikoyi-building-collapse-coren-finally-submits-findings-to-inquest"},"modified":"2022-03-19T17:08:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T16:08:39","slug":"ikoyi-building-collapse-coren-finally-submits-findings-to-inquest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ikoyi-building-collapse-coren-finally-submits-findings-to-inquest","title":{"rendered":"Ikoyi building collapse: COREN finally submits findings to inquest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has finally submitted a report on its investigation into the Nov. 1, 2021 collapse of a 21-storey building on Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State.<\/p>\n

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Tomide Akinnawo, Chief Engineer and COREN\u2019s Head of Lagos Laison Office, submitted the report while testifying before the inquest.<\/p>\n

Commending the report, the Coroner, Mr Oyetade Komolafe, said it was detailed.<\/p>\n

He requested that additional two copies be submitted to the inquest.<\/p>\n

During proceedings, Akinnawo told the coroner that the COREN investigative panel noticed that the project board mounted at the site of the collapsed building hid vital information about the construction.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe contractor did not give an address and phone number.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is inappropriate, the project board hid a lot of sensitive and important information,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The engineer said it was the responsibility of supervisory government agencies to point out the breach when they visited the site.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe contractor or the client needed to have been sanctioned by the state development control bodies because information on the project board is not detailed.<\/p>\n

\u201cCOREN has the mandate to visit sites, and anytime we visit sites, we limit our visit to the area of coverage which is the engineering aspect of that project,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Akinnawo said that COREN discovered another structure (Block D) constructed behind the initial three high-rise structures at the site.<\/p>\n

The witness said the investigative panel was not granted access to the site until the coroner ordered the access.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we began work there, we discovered Block D. That Block D was at the back of the other buildings. It was an eight-storey building and it was meant to serve Blocks A, B and C.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we saw the Block D, we could not ignore it, we had to include it in our report,\u201d Akinnawo said.<\/p>\n

Responding to the coroner on whether the landmass of the site was large enough to accommodate the four structures, Akinnawo said the contractor of the project breached town planning regulations.<\/p>\n

He said the entrance to the site was also not appropriate for the magnitude of the structures.<\/p>\n

Under cross-examination by Mr Oluwamayokun David, counsel to Beyond Design Ltd., the witness said that in the course of his duties, he had encountered loggerheads between contractors and consultants.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe relationship between contractors and consultants in Nigeria is like cat and mouse. The contractor will want to cut corners which the consultants will not allow.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a contractor continually violates quality control in his project, the duty of the consultant is to write through the project architect to the client.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it fails, the consultant will write through the project manager to COREN. If no action is taken, the consultant will resign,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has finally submitted a report on its investigation into the Nov. 1, 2021 collapse of a 21-storey building on Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State. 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