IN furtherance of the Lagos State Government’s commitment to curbing the menace of building collapse in the state, the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has identified and published the list of 349 buildings found to be exhibiting various signs of distress across the State.
In a list published by the Agency and cited by Alimoshotoday's reporter, the list contains 13 buildings in the Egbe-Idimu, Egbeda-Akowonjo, and Agbado-Oke-Odo LCDAs of Alimosho LGA.
According to the General Manager of the Agency, Arc. Gbolahan Owodunni Oki, the suspected distressed structures were identified through a thorough monitoring exercise to prevent collapse and its attendant effects such as loss of lives and properties.
He added that all the identified structures have signs which indicate that they might not be fit for human habitation, some of those signs include cracks, spalling, bulging, exposed reinforcement, sinking and tilting, hence the need to conduct a Non-Destructive Test (NDT) on them to ascertain their structural stability.
Speaking further, Arc. Oki said that the publication is therefore a final notice given to the affected building owners to conduct the NDT and carry out the test recommendations, which may include re-engineering/renovation or removal as the case may be.
He maintained that in the case of removal, a Demolition Permit should be obtained from the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) before removal while Renovation Permit should be obtained from the same Agency (LASPPPA) in the case of re-engineering or renovation.
Oki said that a time frame of 90 days is given after the publication for all owners/developers to do the needful failing which LASBCA will remove the structures in the interest of public safety and in line with the regulatory provisions of the Law, adding that in the event that LASBCA removes the structures, the cost of demolition will be borne by the owner/developer of the structures.
