Governorship candidate calls for inquiry into Lagos school collapse; says incident is tragic, traumatizing

- The ADP’s candidate for the 2019 gubernatorial election in Lagos, Babatunde Gbadamosi, has called for an objective inquiry into the Lagos school building collapse

- Gbadamosi said it’s not enough for us to wail and fling our arms in the air, or ascribe the incident to the will of God

- The gubernatorial candidate stressed the need for appropriate authorities to inspect buildings under construction to check building collapse in order to save lives and property

- Gbadamosi prayed that the souls of the departed would rest in peace

Babatunde Gbadamosi, the candidate of the African Democratic Party (ADP) in the Saturday, March 9 governorship election in Lagos state, has called for a thorough and objective inquiry into the collapsed school building in Lagos.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that many pupils were feared dead and others trapped in a school building located in Ita Faji, Lagos Island that collapsed on Wednesday, March 13.

Legit.ng notes that the school is located within a three-storey building.

Gbadamosi, a real estate mogul said: “The thought that some parents may have lost their children in the latest building collapse in Lagos state is so tragic, so traumatising.

“It is not enough for us to wail and fling our arms in the air, or ascribe this incident to the will of God.

“The authorities need to conduct a thorough and objective inquiry into this incident, looking meticulously for practical lessons that can be applied immediately to prevent such further occurrence.

“A quick review of all buildings used as public spaces of gathering, whether as schools or malls or event centres, on more than one floor, needs to be undertaken by specialist civil engineers.

“Special equipment should be used to verify the dead-weight carrying capacity of the upper decks of these buildings.

“Once done, existing buildings can be rated for specific kinds of safe uses that will not cause collapse of this kind.

“If the structural strength is too weak, it should be recommended for full or partial demolition, in which case there must be compensation from the government that approved the building plans,” he said.

He stressed the need for appropriate authorities to inspect buildings under construction to check building collapse in order to save lives and property.

He said: “In the meantime, government must seek out and find ways to comfort the bereaved as quickly and practically as possible.

“Inquiries must be made about the operator of the school and the owner of the building.

“This simply points us the need for urgent government investment in educational facilities and personnel so that we can provide safe spaces for our children to learn in public schools.

“How does one console the bereaved in these circumstances? Yet, we must as a society, reach out to these brothers and sisters of ours, so they know they are not alone in this.

“We are all mourning. May the souls of the departed rest in peace.”

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the Nigerian Red Cross (NRC) appealed for blood donations for victims of the collapsed building on Lagos Island.

Olakunle Lasisi, secretary of NRC, Lagos, made the appeal on Thursday, March 14 in Lagos.

While speaking on the hashtags #DonateForItafaji and #savetheitafajichildren trending on social media to solicit for blood donations from the public, he said the Red Cross would partake in the exercise.

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