{"id":71913,"date":"2022-09-08T14:12:59","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T13:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/lagos-sanwo-olu-yet-to-visit-oniru-days-after-building-collapse-killed-6"},"modified":"2022-09-08T16:59:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T15:59:03","slug":"lagos-sanwo-olu-yet-to-visit-oniru-days-after-building-collapse-killed-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/lagos-sanwo-olu-yet-to-visit-oniru-days-after-building-collapse-killed-6","title":{"rendered":"Lagos: Sanwo-Olu yet to visit Oniru days after building collapse killed 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is yet to visit the building collapse site in the Oniru area.<\/p>\n<p>A seven-storey building under construction caved in on Sunday, September 4, amid rain showers after the August break.<\/p>\n<p>The tragedy occurred around 3 a.m. on Oba Idowu Abiodun Oniru Road, meters away from Ave Maria Hospital, near Palace Road.<\/p>\n<p>Two bodies were recovered the same day; an additional four were pulled out during search and rescue on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the deaths.<\/p>\n<p>As of 12 noon on Thursday, the governor was yet to visit the scene, Oniru residents informed DAILY POST in separate interactions.<\/p>\n<p>Our correspondent noticed a neighbouring one-storey building, which was affected by the collapse, being renovated.<\/p>\n<p>One of the workers on site told our correspondent that the Lagos government directed the immediate repair and is footing the bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe governor never come since that day. But I hear say him deputy (Femi Hamzat) come on Monday\u201d, a domestic staff said.<\/p>\n<p>This negates Sanwo-Olu\u2019s near-daily presence at No. 44 Gerrard Road in Ikoyi after the collapse in November 2021.<\/p>\n<p>A coroner\u2019s inquest into the tragedy implicated the Lagos government for failing to thoroughly enforce its laws.<\/p>\n<p>Lagos Building Control Agency (LASBCA) General Manager, Gbolahan Oki was recalled by Sanwo-Olu weeks after suspension over the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The LASBCA revealed that officials sent to the Ikoyi structure faced hostility and were chased by the developer, Femi Osibona, who also died.<\/p>\n<p>The same situation was cited by Idris Salako, who resigned as Commissioner for Physical Planning on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeveral times, LASBCA officers visited this site\u2026the contractor has been using his personal security to stop them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe developer has been dropping names any time our officers visit; we sealed the site three times and he kept breaking the seal,\u201d he said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Salako also blamed the victims, mostly labourers, for their fate: \u201cWhat were those trapped doing on-site that time?\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n<p>Sanwo-Olu replaced him on Wednesday with Tayo Bamgbose-Martins, in what is expected to be a major rejig of the ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Until now, the engineer and former Permanent Secretary, was the Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations.<\/p>\n<p>Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos, Olajide Adediran, has called for Sanwo-Olu\u2019s resignation over recurring building collapse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is yet to visit the building collapse site in the Oniru area. A seven-storey building under construction caved in on Sunday, September 4, amid rain showers after the August break. 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