Following the Lekki Gardens building collapse, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Monday ,approved the dismissal of the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA),Engr. Adeigbe Olushola.
Also dismissed were the Head of Inspection and Quality Control in the Agency, Adeoye Thomas Adeyemi, the Zonal District Officer in the Agency, Dosunmu Gbadebo, while the Zonal Head of Eti-Osa West of the Agency, Mrs. Akinde Adenike Sherifat was compulsorily retired from the Civil Service.
Ambode, in a statement signed by the Head of Service, Mrs. Olabowale Ademola, said the affected officers were dismissed having been indicted of negligence, which according to him, is an act of misconduct under the Public Service Rule 040401.
Rule 040401 of the Public Service act of misconduct states inter alia: “a willful act of omission or general misconduct to the scandal of the pubic 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.”
According to the statement, the disciplinary measure was the outcome of the recommendations of the Personnel Management Board to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, who was personally grieved by the high number of death that occurred as a result of the building collapse.
But authorities of the state said the latest action by the Governor is without prejudice to the ongoing investigation and possible prosecution of those involved in the fatal incident.
