The Vote for Service Initiative, a good governance and human rights advocacy group, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Governor Babatunde Fashola to arrest and prosecute Temitope Joshua, popularly known as T.B Joshua, the founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations.

In a letter dated September 25 and addressed to the Lagos State governor, the group also asked the state government to make public the outcome of its investigation into the cause of the collapsed building.

The group also accused the state government of delaying investigations into the collapsed building based on “the mantra of ‘Touch not my Anointed.’”

“We are Vote for Service Initiative. We like to remind your good office that, it was in this state your attorney general and commissioner for justice prosecuted and convicted Rev. King to death by hanging for (killing) one of his devotees with ignited fire.

“It is also the same attorney general office that prosecuted recently Mr. Arowolo to death by hanging for killing his wife with knife and cudgel, how much more the man that (killed) over 115 souls through criminal negligence and brazen impunity,” the group said.

The letter’s four-point demand also called on Mr. Fashola to issue a public apology to the people of Lagos State for the late implementation of Section 74 of the Physical Planning Law of Lagos State, as well as compensate the victims affected by the incident.

“Failure to which we will be left with no other option than to approach the competent court of jurisdiction for an order of mandamus for your good office to implement the law you signed in 2010 without delay,” the letter added.

A five-storey building inside the church’s premises in Ikotun, Lagos, collapsed on September 12 as three additional floors were being added to the original two-storey structure.

Eight-six dead bodies were recovered from the rubble and 131 rescued, according to the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA.

On Monday, Jeff Radebe, a South African minister, said that 115 people, including 84 South Africans, died in the incident.

Both the Lagos State government and the Nigerian Institute of Building have stated that the church did not get an approval before embarking on fresh construction on the collapsed building.

However, earlier this week, the Lagos State government announced it had suspended investigation into the cause of the building collapse.

Lateef Ibirogba, the state Commissioner for Information, said the outcome of their investigation would be withheld pending the outcome of another committee set up by the federal government.

In their letter, the group described the situation as “laughable,” adding that the Lagos State Law on Regional and Physical Planning and Urban Development 2010 as amended had already spelt out government action after a building collapse.

The section, according to Mr. Ilori, stated that “any collapsed building in the state due to the negligence of owner or developer, such land shall be confiscated by that state through the ministry in charge.”

“In view of the above quoted relevant portion of the law, an attendant fact that the said collapsed building was due to the criminal negligence of the owner/church in charge as represented by the leader Prophet T.B Joshua or his representatives…

“Having clarified from all other relevant agents of the ministry of physical planning like LASBCA, surveyor institutes and others that no record related to approval or otherwise of the collapsed building, it is incumbent on your good office or/and your approved ministry to have implemented the relevant section of the law as stated above,” the letter said.

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Hmmmm arrest him @ your own risk

Unbelievable. I read a short article "T B Joshua: The Collapse Of A Charlatan" By Sahara reportes....Its a must read for everyone who seek to know more truth about all these...Read it Here

If Fashola arrest TB Joshua make Arsenal go relegation. #Yinmu.

This group no get work self, even GEJ dey shake TB Joshua hand when he visited him.

Nigeria Group acting cinema since 548BC.

Chillext:

“the mantra of ‘Touch not my Anointed.’”

They just said it, touch not my annointed and do my prophet no harm

That is what we are hearing.

Don't touch a Man of God.....

Elseeee

1 Chronicles 16:22  Touch not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

Ok oh less see how it goes

Interesting


Someone should also arrest Mr Aliko Dangote for negligence
His Truck drivers are killing our people

Super story...

Set of janja smokers... Instead of them to ask for the engineers and person in charge of procurement, you want to arrest T.B Joshua na him build am abi him dey happy as the building fall? I want to ask sef didn't government notice when he was adding those additional floors? Cos I was weary of it now the damage has been done everybody now wants to flex muscles... Insensitive Government! Group agitate for something else pls something like ordering Fashola or GEJ to give me a job.

Y?

[size=30pt]touch not my annointed and do my prophet no harm.[/size]
PS; not applicable to all"men of God sha"

Comment my reserve..

TB is in trouble o because the S’African victims’ relations want are also threatening to sue him....Read that one Here

Well it will never happen case closed

[size=30pt]Have mercy, O Lord [/size]

Issorite...

Fashola must step up to the plate and prove his worth on thiis matter otherwse he would surely lose my respect!

Dis can only happen in a saner country/if only Fashola have d ball

Now I know how it feels to be FTC.

Which kind group is this? If an hazard happens in a company, do you persecute the CEO? Government should chase their officers that watched the structure get to that stage cos it is their duty to prevent such a building from being erected.

All dis yeye groups sef wey dey gv ultimatum..mnd nthn dem go do if nothing happens o...

Gud job tho

If not for anything, for having the guts to crack joke and laugh with journalist when ppl are lying in the motuary. Listed to the 50000 Naira bribe recording by nicholasibekwe. When i listened to that audio, damn i was disgusted and aaaannnngry. That man need to be roasting behind bars.
(1) He built without approval (if there's any he would have published it) so he should be charged for manslaughter.
(2) He thinks we are as gullible as his followers (sorry if this offends anyone) by telling us its a terror attack or one mysterious aircraft nonsense.
Even if we don't see justice here we I know that the wicked will never go unpunished.

But why does the whole Nigeria want this man prosecuted??
Even if it wasn't the aircraft that crush the building was it him who went there and hit the building himself??

This man didn't know something like this is gonna happen, u guys too should consider what he is gonna be feeling now.
Prosecuting will do nothing, it won't be bring the dead back, it will only make us lose another Great man..

Anyways.. Even if lagos agrees.. Do sensible people here think he is really gonna go to prison for this??

Bad people with hatred sha...

Touch not my annointed and do my prophet no ...

Why are they talking about arresting TB Joshua shouldn't they be talking about arresting the engineers and person in charge of procurement,
they want to arrest him as if he was the one who built it.

Codedrock: But why??

question to book space

On what charges will he be arrested for??

Wicked