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Collapsed 21-storey Ikoyi building: Lagos to prosecute Fourscore Homes
• White Paper okays trial of civil servants
By Adekunle Yusuf, Associate Editor On Feb 17, 2022

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Fourscore Homes Ltd – the firm developing the 21-storey building that collapsed on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, on November 1, 2021— will face criminal prosecution.

This is part of the White Paper on the incident in which about 50 people lost their lives.

The remaining two structures being simultaneously constructed in the vicinity are to be demolished because they failed structural integrity tests.



Promoter of the firm Mr. Femi Osibona died when the building came down on the fateful day.

Also recommended to face administrative disciplinary panel are all government officials involved in granting approval to the developer in 2019.

The White Paper was prepared by the Lagos State government on the report submitted to it by the panel that probed the building collapse.

According to the White Paper, the remaining high-rise buildings will be pulled down through controlled demolition.



Twenty-six out of the 28 recommendations contained in the Report were accepted by the government.

Submitting the report on January 5, the panel chairman Mr. Toyin Ayinde, a town planner, blamed the collapse on the erosion of professional ethics and disregard for due diligence.

In the course of their investigations, the panel members visited the project site for a general assessment; coordinated activities of the consultants who conducted tests on the site and reviewed documents from relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)

They also conducted interviews; interrogated 91 persons; collected 21 memoranda and accessed the remaining buildings being developed by the late Osibona.

The tribunal, which was given nine-terms of reference, also hosted a representation of the developer’s company comprising two legal firms.

A new committee, which reviewed the tribunal’s 28 recommendations, was chaired by Commissioner for Special Duties Tayo Bamgbose-Martins.

The Head of Service (HoS), Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice Moyosore Onigbanjo and Agriculture Commissioner Mrs. Abisola Olusanya, served as members.

The accepted 26 recommendations bothered on individuals and institutions – both private and public.

The review panel rejected two recommendations for being nebulous.

The government accepted the recommendation that Fourscore Heights Limited, owners of the collapsed building, be prosecuted in view of loss of lives involved in the tragedy.

The white paper frowned at a situation in which Fourscore was builder and architect – all rolled into one. For this, the tribunal concluded that Fourscore Heights did not do the right thing, a negligence that led to the loss of lives.

The state government has since directed the Office of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice to institute appropriate charges against the company.

For failing structural test, the two 15-storey buildings have also been approved for demolition through controlled demolition technique, having been recommended for such by the tribunal and accepted to by the state government.

The White Paper also recommended “evacuation of all occupants within a 45m radius from the extreme boundaries of the blocks in the interest of public safety.”

The White Paper states: “The developer, having been negligent, is to forfeit the project site to the state government, in accordance with section 25(4) of the revised LABSCA regulation 2019.

“All the various participants, including civil/public servants, found culpable are to face disciplinary actions and prosecution, where applicable.

“This included all those that were involved in the 2019 approval of the collapsed building. The civil servants are to first face the personnel management board, in line with the public service rules. The disciplinary process is to be set up immediately and concluded with 14 days.

“Apart from civil servants, some professionals have also been referred to the professional bodies for disciplinary actions. The list here included engineers, town planners, and architects; while some companies have also been referred to the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria for disciplinary actions for their roles in the collapsed building. Besides this, some indicted companies such as the urban primer have also been blacklisted for the roles the played in the tragedy.”

The document chided three town planners (civil servants) who were said to have lied on oath.

According to the report, the three town planners were said to have authored a report using a consultancy firm’s name and claiming it was the firm that signed the papers for the collapsed building – all done without the knowledge of the firm’s owners. The three civil servants are to be prosecuted for preparing a consultant’s report through a dubious method.

However, one Oluwole Oludimu of Prowess Engineering Limited was highly commended for exhibiting the highest professionalism in challenging circumstances and standing firm despite intimidation by the developer and subsequent removal from the site by his firm.

The government also accepted the recommendation that an audit exercise by an independent consortium of professionals to scrutinise all high-rise buildings in the state.

Also accepted was the recommendation that there should be training for all officials involved in the building approval section, with more hands recruited to assist agencies that are short-staffed.

Righteousness2:
I do not know the point Evang. Fummi is driving at, what I know is;
Speaking in tongues is not what you learn or imitate.
Speaking in tongues is not what u Carnally or Physically do.
Speaking in tongues is not rapping .

Speaking in tongues starts as a result of the HOLYGHOST Power and Unction descending on a human.

Speaking in tongues is Communicating with the throne of the ANCIENT of Days in a Higher level language.

You must understand that the HOLYGHOST does not Dwell were sin is . It is a Spiritual thing. The HOLYGHOST comes in a Saved, Sanctified Heart that is Dead to Sin and Hungry for Holiness.

Trying to just speak in tongues Carnally is a Fruitless exercise.

Could you give Bible verses to back up your points, please? We need to learn like the Berean Christians. Thanks

Abegi, asking for someone, na im kill am?

It happened to me as I couldn't remember to spell the same

philGeo:
Fact, they are trouble makers.

I beg to disagree

Thanks for my education

This N-power is something else. I know of someone who has just been posted to a primary school in a remote location here in Lagos. For her to get to her PPA she would be spending 800naira to and fro making 1,600 naira daily, five times in a week and 4/5 weeks in a month for 30, 000 naira.

@ op, what do you advise?

Smartini:
Everyone complaining about his big belly and accusing him or rituals and drugs, yet you and your 6 packs/hunger-influenced abs is busy typing from your face-me-I-slap you room in Mushin

Put 100 ladies in front of him and you, and see how many women will go for him Poverty no dey shame you again?

Why must it be Mushin?

Anigreat:




Then Abia state is finished kpata-kpata.


Orji is known to be choosing useless and clueless people to lead the state, this we can see In fat ugly ikpaezu. This one here, won't be an exception.

When Orji Uzo Kalu was leaving he had to look for someone clueless than him in person of T. A. Orji for easy comparison.

When T.A. Orji was leaving he had to look for a someone more daft, devoid of any reasoning and has no business in governance in person of Dr. Victor Okezie Ikpeazu, PhD.

And Dr. Victor Okezie Ikpeazu PhD is able to continue for the past 6 years because our judiciary was and is still being compromised.

FreeStuffsNG:
Fake news. Those are not folks returning to the SE.

Not fake my dear. I experienced it last July when I traveled to the Eastern region. On the stretch from Onitsha to Owerri and also from Owerri to Umuahia. From the driver of the bus, I learnt that after 6pm, you don't see them trying this stunt on the passengers.

I pray/hope he would drop "ego/pride/ do you know who I am in Nigeria/ I have too much connection" and listen to common sense, Toyin.

This could be a case of mid-life crises

Alwayshungry:
Yea.
But the part of VI?

You are on Ozumba Mbadiwe, I believe you are close to Mobil and Quilox club. From where you are you got a clear shot of 1004 Flats lol

fadal:
SWEET HAUSA FOOD LOVE IT

Name of the food, please?

Alwayshungry:
Pardon the digress..
Am back to my most favorite location in d country..

Whoever can guess the spot will win a prize from me.

This is Victoria Island, Lagos.

Yankiss:
Those at the top echelon of the society know when to come together and build templates to continue milking the country dry while pretending to be opposed to each other or fighting for the masses. Those at the rock bottom vicariously create enemies for themselves in the name of loyalty to one big boss or the other who cares no hoot about them. Whenever there are elections, the lines of enmity among the lowlifes continue for even decades - long after those they are supposedly fighting for have mended differences and embraced one another once again. FFK is now in APC o.

You have said it all. God bless you

Who is a "Britania"?? The English of the writer is a total give away that he/she isn't a Briton. This scammer na proper olodo

@Op your own don better as monies from a whole citi bank PLC, UK is locating you. I rejoice with you in arrears

Enn214:
Why is it that they don't allow people to serve themselves once the pot of soup is involved... But if it's beans or rice, you are allowed to serve yourself..

Is it the meat they are protecting??

If you ask me na who I go ask?

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He isn't talking about financial tax but successful preachers/ evangelists to write and tell us their ups and downs in their spiritual journey. Apostle Paul did so in almost all his letters.

I am waiting to read from Apostle, Evangelist, Pastor, Rtd General Gowon. I think he owes us much.

[quote author=parkervero post=105678294]

Dismissed or suspended? [/quote

Suspended lecturer

Thanks

This dismissed lecturer type boku for Abia State University, Uturu

I got the same message yesterday. I know it wasn't from any Ania government but from scammers. Yeye people

Is it possible that the old man has Alzheimer or showing the symptoms? We should be careful the way we label elderly people witches/wizards.

For serious buyer-

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Asking price N30million
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Catfishing:
28m....serious buyer

Are you still interested?

fati2001:

IGBO especially boys with reddish color on their faces are uncountable in my area.

Go to Aba dem plenty there.

A real gentleman.
And thanks for appreciating him @ op

My dear, why don't you read/Google the word "next-of-kin"? If you do, there won't be need for this topic and a clear understanding of where you stand in your relationship with your husband.

The reading/searching is for both you and your husband.

Go and enjoy your home, mbok!