The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday dismissed the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, Olushola Adeigbe.
Adeigbe’s sacking, according to the government, is as a result of the last week collapse of a five-storeyed building in Lekki, Lagos.
The governor also approved the dismissal of the Head of Inspection and Quality Control of the agency, Adeoye Adeyemi and the Zonal District Officer of the agency, Dosunmu Gbadebo, while the Zonal Head of Eti-Osa West of the agency, Mrs. Sherifat Akinde, was compulsorily retired from the Lagos State Civil Service.
Ambode, in a statement by the Head of Service, Mrs. Olabowale Ademola, said the affected officers had been indicted for negligence, which he said was an act of misconduct under the Public Service Rule 040401.
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“Rule 040401 of the Public Service Act of Misconduct states that a willful act of omission or general misconduct to the scandal of the public 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 governor said.
The head of service further explained that the disciplinary measure was part of the recommendations of the Personnel Management Board to Ambode, as a result of the building collapse.
She warned public officials, private building owners and contractors, who subverted building regulations that it would no longer be business as usual, saying that the dismissal of the officers would 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,” Ademola said.
On Tuesday, March 8, 2016, a building under construction at Lekki Gardens, Ikusenla Road, Ikate Elegushi, collapsed, killing no fewer than 35 people.
