UnimkeAk:

"When I first came to Nigeria, I believed in consultants so much. If an architect tells me something, I will do whatever he tells me to do.... I later realized that some people they only Know book, they do not understand the practical aspect of the work...."
The consultant gave several warnings

I didn't really watch that part

toprealman:

The system failed him. Let's show some respect to the dead regardless

My respect goes to the innocent dead who have no idea about the shady deals carried out by the developer.

I will neither respect nor show any form of sympathy or empathy for Osibona whose greed and penchant for cutting corners and ignoring professional instructions and advice.

He should rot in the deepest part of hell.

You will not tell me who i show respect to.

A property developer giving interviews about his profession and keeps talking about "I dont know why", "grace of God", "i prayed to God", "God spoke to me", thats a dangerous person and it's unsurprising his building collapsed.

What I got from this interview is this man who believed too much in religion, he was lucky and his luck ran out.

I am heartbroken. This story has touched me completely.

How did the devil intrude into this otherwise beautiful story?

Fate! Nature and providence. May his soul and that of the others rest in peace.

perambulator:
A property developer giving interviews about his profession and keeps talking about "I dont know why", "grace of God", "i prayed to God", "God spoke to me", thats a dangerous person and it's unsurprising his building collapsed.

What I got from this interview is this man who believed too much in religion, he was lucky and his luck ran out.

Religion is often used as a smoke-screen to conceal criminality. This holier-than-though manner of speaking is extremely effective in Sub-Saharan Africa. Pastors claim the salaries of their gullible flocks to finance lavish lifestyles, all the while praising God to high heavens.

This man had so much in mind to do in Nigeria. He said this was just 2-3% of what's to come.

Jakumo:


Religion is often used as a smoke-screen to conceal criminality. This holier-than-though manner of speaking is extremely effective in Sub-Saharan Africa. Pastors claim the salaries of their gullible flocks to finance lavish lifestyles, all the while praising God to high heavens.

what is clear to me is this man was a quack!!! he was at the right place at the right time. he got into property development at a time when all properties were rising so he would have made money any which way. he also strikes me as a man who puts money first he knew the approval for 3 floors in the Uk was a mistake, he knew the impact on the environment but he still went ahead because in the Uk they are honourable people, once they make a mistake, they honour their mistake. there was a story he mentioned where he sold a property for 180k when the market price was 240k, that just shows a man who didnt even know his industry.

Like i said, this was a man who beleived in prayer only and was lucky. By his own admission, it's not today he has been cutting corners or disregarding experts.

TOPCRUISE:
Sad. If at the end no one gets prosecuted for this mess then know that the government knows something that they don't want to reveal.
High rise buildings under construction have been collapsing in some parts of the world and the death toll is not as high as this.
Something is wrong with the rescue efforts.

The govt or its body knows so much in the collapsed building.
They all got bribed and unchallantly killed innocent souls who were simply
looking for daily survival and in the end,they died untimely.

It's this same govt that would create a job that's non-sustaining in term of
income and gives employees target daily, and it's from this target they are able
to pay them salary.So how then do you expect them to carry out due dilligence when
they are already bribed and the end result is DISASTROUS.

Jakumo:


Any tall structure that is erected within view of a lagoon, is susceptible to collapse due to the subterranean osmosis of water from the lagoon, into the upper strata of the soil on which buildings are constructed. In such waterfront land, building foundations are heavily reinforced with the use of "pilings", which are essentially massive pillars buried deep in the ground during the initial stage of construction.

Despite the inclusion of deep pilings to stabilize tall buildings located on reclaimed waterfront land, multi-story building collapses have been recorded worldwide, with the most recent one being the Surfside Condominium Towers in Miami Florida on Thursday, July 24th, 2021, which collapsed into itself like so many layers of pancakes, killing 98 residents of the condominiums that comprising that tower block.

Given the inherent dangers of erecting tall structures on reclaimed land near lagoons and waterways, it would be simplistic to ascribe the collapse of that building in Lagos to "substandard construction", or "explosives". Global warming is already undermining waterside construction projects globally, in a silent, insidious progression that is often invisible until walls crack and beams give way with explosive consequences.

Bros, d question is very simple and doesn't need too much grammar. Why did d building collapse?

lexy2014:


Bros, d question is very simple and doesn't need too much grammar. Why did d building collapse?

So, upon how I suffer to write all dis grammar, you still no come like am? Ok make I answer ya question.

1. Na so-so wota from Lagos Lagoon, don tey when e dey take style follow underground dey weaken house when dem build put near lagoon.

2. When time come reach, ground when be san-sand before, come turn to potto-potto under dat house. Na him be say wota don pass garri.

3. Na from there di house come dey weak, sotay one day when Sango fess come make Thunder halla Gbosaaaaa, na so di house follow collapse Gbaragadaaa Gbiiiiiiii ! In short, Na Sango vess cause am.

Got breast Nigeria.

Blood money.
What do you expect?

achymmania:
as in

Aje...ok

China just abolished high rise building but Nigeria is thinking about encouraging high rise so here, whoever is in charge of capital development should be held responsible

RIP to the dead

Preciousppearl:
very wicked and heartless set of people. Best is buying materials yourself, I had to sacrifice time for that yet I think that's what triggered their wickedness, I caught the engineer stealing materials that was when I showed him the madness in me, turns out the security was in on it too. I arrested n changed them immediately.

that is! They packed some of my cement somewhere and told me that it has finished, until a friend of my who came to visit drew my attention to it. I returned to the site only to discover that he had left the job to his unskilled foreman to supervise. It ended up in a mess. Before I said jack, “ maṣe binu Team “ was already on ground , reminding me to be a good Christian and forgive

perambulator:
He comes across like a guy who was successful without really knowing why (he happened to be in the right place at the right time) and began to disregard the rules of his industry...ultimately paying the price.

Sums it up

richmondefosa:


My respect goes to the innocent dead who have no idea about the shady deals carried out by the developer.

I will neither respect nor show any form of sympathy or empathy for Osibona whose greed and penchant for cutting corners and ignoring professional instructions and advice.

He should rot in the deepest part of hell.

You will not tell me who i show respect to.

Breathe bro....

michlins:
[quote author=mrfortunate1 post=107345078]
The vice president is the owner of the building. Are u ok now, isn't that what u want to hear? If not madness that is worrying you, it was clearly stated in the post that the man ( Femi Osibona) is the owner but your hateful and bigotry mind is still looking for some imaginary owner. the reason the owner needs to be made available is for him to answer to his manslaughter charges.

This collapse is as a result of recklessness and use of cheap materials below standards. But most of you don't want to hear it. You don't want the name of your favorites to be mentioned.

One thing I know about the Nigeria masses is that once their own person or someone they like is benefiting from irregularities and corruptions,they will fight tooth and nail to protect him or her.

With news about the building going past the recommended heights, there's no way the owner won't be aware of such infractions

Learn how to conduct yourself in public space, you don't need insult people before you pass meaningful statement if you don't know.

With that being said, Do you have a valid evidence to backup your statements here or its based on hear say?

I will advise you to be careful, because it may be a faceless forum but you can be trace to face the consequence of your unguarded utterances.

Have a nice day.

onelovenigeria:

i get your sentiment ....but it still am assumption that the extra 6 floor might have been the cause of the collapse ...let wait for the conclusion when investigation is done....nothing can be rule out if not thing been equal...Nigeria of 2021 is not nigeria of 1999 ....so explosive can do such damage as well.....

Let's wait . . . but red flags from this interview were too conspicuous to ignore.

1. He has a rather convenient history of 'mistaken approvals' to add more floors than what is zoned to the neighbourhoods.
2. He doesn't trust Experts with his constructions.
3. He had a 'little problem' with this disastrous construction and was let off the hook by Sanwo-Olu.
4. He supervises himself . . . even though He isn't an Engineer.

I hope you can see the anyhowness of Nigerians showing here.

SlyfoxxjReturns:


15 stories was approved for a building. The developer went on to build 21 stories instead. You still think it’s more likely the collapse was caused by explosives than overloading.

What is wrong with us Nigerians?

A lot of us are 'Functional Illiterates' - we can read and write but are incapable of complex thought processes.

Bagehot:


Let's wait . . . but red flags from this interview were too conspicuous to ignore.

1. He has a rather convenient history of 'mistaken approvals' to add more floors than what is zoned to the neighbourhoods.
2. He doesn't trust Experts with his constructions.
3. He had a 'little problem' with this disastrous construction and was let off the hook by Sanwo-Olu.
4. He supervises himself . . . even though He isn't an Engineer.

I hope you can see the anyhowness of Nigerians showing here.

i got your point ...

[quote author=janga02 post=107354761][/quote] Sir, you can't point at any point where I insulted you or anyone. Irrespective of that,if you feel insulted by my statements, I'm sorry.

That being said, people will be punished for this type of recklessness to avoid a repeat. Let the government ensure that everyone involved is punished with no one spared.

Have a good day

RichDad1:
The man is dead now, can we allow him rest ?

he will not rest, do you know how many families he just wasted because of greed? maybe he not rest in peace

Arabaincubus:
I am heartbroken. This story has touched me completely.

How did the devil intrude into this otherwise beautiful story?

Fate! Nature and providence. May his soul and that of the others rest in peace.

believing in God does not make you cut corners or disregard professional opinion, because you should know the consequences of your action.

The architecture of these buildings is damn dangerous. If it collapses, its is flat. No space for life

BigDawsNet:
Hav you thought about Explosive attached around the building Piller


Nothing is impossible

Infact, I thought much about all this our demonic contractors who will always try to behave as if they are God. They have been perpetrating a lot of evils in many places; at the end of which the developer will always be blamed. This so called local contractors needs to be questioned more for such incidence as this and also shoullder as much blame as the developer.

SlyfoxxjReturns:


You think selling Italian clothes an shoes is a small business. If you’re smart about it, you can be making up to $1,000 commission on each Piece.

He was making £1000 commission on each suit and he could not afford an actual office? He was operating the whole 6 years from a mobile office ( meaning his car). so how much was the actual cost of the Italian suits? And was he the only one selling shoes and suits in London?

It's obvious he was involved in some sort of money laundering business.

Brushless:
Infact, I thought much about all this our demonic contractors who will always try to behave as if they are God. They have been perpetrating a lot of evils in many places; at the end of which the developer will always be blamed. This so called local contractors needs to be questioned more for such incidence as this and also shoullder as much blame as the developer.

You anxiously have know idea of how project management works. The contractor is only one member of the construction team. Other members are the Architect, the structural mechanical, and electrical engineers, the project manager, and a host of others. During construction of projects of such magnitude, site meetings are held every week or at worst every fortnight.

toprealman:

The system failed him. Let's show some respect to the dead regardless

The reverse is the case. He failed the system. He felt he is more knowledgeable than the engineers and consultants. He felt bigger that officials of Lagos State Building Control Agency and other regulatory agencies who questioned the safety of the building and sealed it.

This is what happens to dishonest people, now he is dead, he deserved it he probarbly thought is was invicible. Sad thing is, he took innocent people with him.

wirinet:

The reverse is the case. He failed the system. He felt he is more knowledgeable than the engineers and consultants. He felt bigger that officials of Lagos State Building Control Agency and other regulatory agencies who questioned the safety of the building and sealed it.

His own stupidity and arogance killed him, sad he took innocent people with him to the grave.

With total RESIGNATION to God's will I join many of our EX-MAYS '93 sets; to announce the demise of our very own brother and father - Adewale Bob Oseni. He’s a very good and jolly fellow. I'm still in great shock and trauma. My hostel-mate, right from our days in Mayflower Junior School to Mayflower Senior School. My fellow look-up to then in coordination, humility and respect. Very homely and loving! Even till now, never met him since finished high school, and will never meet you again.

Rest on Brother...

We got a distress of his body finally RECOVERED and RECOGNIZED yesterday evening from the ongoing evacuations from the IKOYI BUILDING COLLAPSE.

My sincere CONDOLENCES to his entire family; both here in Nigeria and his direct family in the USA - even to all sets of '93 Ex-mays.

May our Lord, God grant his family members the fortitude to bear this great irreparable and unimaginable loss.

Wale Bob-Oseni
May your soul REST in PEACE!!!

Mr. Femi Osibona
May your soul REST in PEACE!!!

lalasticlala:
The Managing Director/CEO of Fourscore Homes, Olufemi Osibona spoke on the challenges and prospects of the real estate sector in Nigeria amidst issues of surging rents, housing deficits, and over-regulation in a throwback video with TVC.

.... I applied for a 2-storey extension in UK, the council wanted to write 2 storey, they made a mistake. So when we started developing it some people, neighbors went to report. You know when you have a 2 storey in London, you can't do a 3 storey, 2 storey must go all the way. So they went to report me to the council, the council came, they agreed that they made a mistake, that I should not do the 3-storey, I went ahead and did the 3-storey. Then we went for a committee at the committee I won. That's how we did the 3 storey...."

Talking about not listening to experts, he said:

"When I first came to Nigeria, I believed in consultants so much. If an architect tells me something, I will do whatever he tells me to do.... I later realized that some people they only Know book, they do not understand the practical aspect of the work...."


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MVsgzdEt9o