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.
SIGNED
OLABOWALE
ADEMOLA
HEAD
OF SERVICE LAGOS STATE
MARCH
14, 2016
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