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Lagos Planning Commissioner Resigns After Another Building Collapsed In Lagos

According to a statement made available by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has accepted the resignation of the commissioner.

The statement reads in part; “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.”

Recall that a seven-storey building under construction located on Oba Idowu Oniru Street collapsed in the early hours of Sunday, September 4, 2022.

During rescue operations yesterday, two dead bodies were recovered from the rubbles of the collapsed building.

An official of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Oluwafemi Damilola Oke, who spoke to Pulse during the operation said the property had been sealed by the state government since February 2021.

Meanwhile, the Lagos State Government has ordered the arrest of the developer and building professionals working on the seventh-floor structure.

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