Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has faulted the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing and National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) for allegedly granting an extension of the Banana Island line.
The governor made this known on Saturday during an assessment of the site where a seven-storey building caved in two weeks ago in the highbrow Banana Island, Ikoyi.
The governor also ordered the demolition of three two-storey buildings in area.
According to Sanwo-Olu, the building at 310 close was erected without approval, while two affected buildings at 306 Close were constructed under powerline and water.
He also knocked developers and other citizens for the April 12 incident saying that they wanted to make quick money so they erected a substandard building.
He added that the Lagos building officers were also not doing their jobs efficiently, saying those found culpable would be sanctioned.
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“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,” he said.