Lagos State Government would follow due process in the investigation of the September 12 building collapse at the Synagogue Church of All Nations, in Ikotun, Lagos, this is according to Governor Babatunde Fashola.
The governor made the statement while receiving members of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners in Ikeja, on Monday, 29 September, 2014, according to Punch report.
Fashola stated that the state government would not yield to pressure from those who wanted immediate action on the building collapse but would act methodically on the issue.
He informed that most of the pronouncements made on the incident did not reflect what actually happened and called on people to stop making comments that could bring more confusion into the situation.
“On this issue, we are going to act methodically. We are going to act in a civilised manner. This is what we discussed at the State Executive Council today.
“We are not going to, without evidence, say this person has done wrong. Investigations are always painstaking and are done through scientific processes.
“This is the way that every civilised society develops. And we must assume that all the necessary provisions of law will be complied with. That is our track record here and nothing less will happen in this case,” Fashola said.
Fashola described NITP as the state’s partner in progress and said his administration would continue to work with the association in ending the menace of building collapse in the state.
NITP National President, Chief Steve Onu, urged the state government to ensure that a thorough investigation was carried out to unearth the culprits of the disaster.
“This is a good opportunity at getting insight into the incidence of building collapse and know whether it happened by technical or natural occurrence,” he said.
It would be recalled that a coroner of inquest was set up by the Lagos state government for the purpose of investigating the cause of the building collapse that has reportedly killed at least 115 people.
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