Lagos Commissioner Resigns One Day After Lekki Building Collapse Recording 5 Deaths

Lagos Commissioner Resigns Days After Lekki Building Collapse Recording 5 Deaths, detail can be accessed below.

BradNewsDay reports that the Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Idris Salako, has resigned from his appointment.

His resignation comes barely 24 hours after the collapse of a 7-storey building in the Lekki area of the state, killing at least 5 people so far with fears that more bodies will be recovered from the site.

The resignation of the commissioner was confirmed in a statement issued on Monday by the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, who said that this is a prelude to the restructuring of the ministry and its agencies.

BrandNewsDay Nigeria had earlier reported the collapse of a 7-storey building in the Lekki area of Lagos on Sunday morning with 5 people confirmed dead and many others still trapped.

The building which is reported to have succumbed and collapsed is situated at Oba Idowu Oniru Street by Ave Maria Hospital, near Sandfield Bus Stop, Lekki.

The situation forced the Lagos State Government to order the arrest of the developer and other building professionals working on the collapsed structure.

Notably, Lagos has experienced a series of building collapses, despite efforts by the state government to curb the menace.

The most tragic recent one happened last November when a high-rise building crumbled in the Ikoyi area of the state, killing at least 44 people and injuring many other

Meanwhile, it was unclear if Salako resigned immediately after the collapse happened, Omotosho noted that the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, accepted his resignation.

The statement from Omotosho reads, “The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has accepted the resignation of the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Idris Salako. This is a prelude to the restructuring of the Ministry and its agencies.

‘’Governor Sanwo-Olu thanks the Commissioner for his services to the State and wishes him success in his future endeavours.

‘’The Governor warns all players in the sector to respect the law or face the consequences of any indiscretion, no matter who the perpetrators are.’’

Although the immediate cause of the collapse is still sketchy, emergency workers and security operatives have already moved to the site to rescue the trapped victims.