Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has suspended the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Gbolahan Oki.
Oki’s suspension came after the collapse of a 21-storey building in the Ikoyi area of the state.
A statement was released on Tuesday by Gbenga Omotoso, the Lagos commissioner for information and strategy.
According to the statement, Lagos State Government is setting up an independent panel to probe the collapse of the 21-storey building on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi. It stated that members of the panel will be drawn from the Nigeria Institute of Architects (NIA), Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) and other professional bodies.
It was also stated that the panel will independently investigate the remote and immediate causes of the incident and make recommendations on how to prevent future occurrence.
However, the investigation is not part of the internal probe already being conducted by the government.
