In the wake of the Lekki Gardens
building collapse, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday
approved the dismissal of the General Manager of the Building Control Agency
(LASBCA) Engr. Adeigbe Olushola.
The
Governor also approved the dismissal of the Head of Inspection and Quality
Control in the Agency, Adeoye Thomas Adeyemi, the Zonal District Officer in the
Agency, Dosunmu Gbadebo, while the Zonal Head of Eti-Osa West of the Agency,
Mrs. Akinde Adenike Sherifat was compulsorily retired from the Civil Service.
Governor
Ambode in a statement signed by the State Head of Service, Mrs. Olabowale
Ademola, said the affected officers were dismissed having been indicted of
negligence, which according to him, is an act of misconduct under the Public
Service Rule 040401.
Rule
040401 of the Public Service act of misconduct states inter alia: “a willful
act of omission or general misconduct to the scandal of the pubic or to the
prejudice of discipline and proper administration of the State Government”
should be visited with dismissal from the Public Service in line with the
Public Service Rule 040503.
The
Head of Service said the disciplinary measure was the outcome of the
recommendations of the Personnel Management Board to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode,
who was personally grieved by the high number of fatalities that occurred as a
result of the building collapse.
She
also warned public officials, private building owners or contractors who
violate or subvert building regulations that it would no longer be business as
usual, saying that the dismissal of the officers will serve as a wake-up call
to public servants.
“It
is also a clarion call to them to be alive to their responsibilities as any act
of negligence will face sanctions, while hardworking officers will be rewarded
appropriately,” the Head of Service said.
It
would be recalled that on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, a building under construction
at Lekki Gardens, Ikusenla Road, Ikate Elegushi, collapsed as a result of which
many people died, and the State Government immediately mobilised all its rescue
team comprising the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Lagos
State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Kick Against
Indiscipline (KAI), among others, which led to the successful rescue of over 15
persons alive.
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