Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has sacked Adeigbe Olushola, the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency and 3 other officials of the agency in the aftermath of the 5-storey building that collapsed in Lekki killing about 35 people.
According to Lagos State Head of Service Olabowale Ademola, the civil servants were dismissed for negligence, which constitutes an act of misconduct under Public Service Rule 040401.
The Governor also dismissed Adeoye Adeyemi, the Head of Inspection and Quality Control, and Dosunmu Gbadebo, the Zonal District Officer, while Shrift Akinde, the Zonal Head of Eti-Oa West, was compulsorily retired from the civil service.
The disciplinary action comes days after the Lekki Worldwide Estate Managing Director, Richard Nyong, was ordered by a Lagos court to be remanded for 30 days.
Mrs. Ademola said that the dismissal of the public servants shows that the government will no longer tolerate public officials and private contractors who violate building regulations.
“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,” she said.
