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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