Following the collapse of a seven-story structure nearby, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the demolition of three two-story buildings at Banana Island.
Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, issued the directive while visiting the scene of the fallen seven-story building and surveying other island infrastructure.
He issued an order to demolish the two-story building at 310 Close because it was an unauthorised, unlawful structure.
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The Lagos governor also ordered the demolition of two-story structures next to each other at 306 Close because they were built under a power line and under water.
While speaking at the site of the collapsed seven-storey building, he blamed the unfortunate incident on the irresponsibility of the developers and some of the citizens that just wanted to make quick money.
Sanwo-Olu also blamed the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing and National Inland Waterways Authority, for allegedly granting extension of the line of Banana Island.
According to him, the incident shows that the Lagos State building officers are not alive to their responsibilities, and officers found culpable will also be sanctioned.
He said;
We are at the site of the last unfortunate building collapse in Banana Island Lagos. Like it has been reported before now, there has been a lot of investigation that is going on right now and you can see that they are still clearing the rubbles at the site.
We have given an order to stop work, not only at this site but also in all of the construction sites in Banana Island.
I think that the exercise we are doing today is not really just about this location. You have all seen the extent of what I will call unapproved extension into the water, at the back of each of the land that is abutting water.
You can see that the original line for Banana Island is even not where we are. It’s way in front there and you can see that there are several extensions that have been granted by both the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing and NIWA.
These are the two federal agencies that have been culpable for those extensions.
From what I have been told all of the four buildings at the back have never even applied for approvals. The illegality is real and so that is why we are going round other properties in Banana Island.
Excuses have been given that they don’t have access and this is not acceptable. This is a total recklessness of all of the developers and we will make a strong point out of this place and all-around Banana Island and in other developments that we have.
