Synagogue: We’ll apply relevant laws, says Fashola The Lagos State Government is set to invoke relevant building control law in the state on the six-storey guest house at the Synagogue Church of All Nations that collapsed on September 12, killing over 115 people. This is coming on the heels of insinuations and divergent views in some quarters suggesting that government was treating the issue of the collapse with kid gloves. State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, gave the hint when members of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, led by Commissioner for Physical Planning, Olutoyin Ayinde, paid him a courtesy call at the State House, Ikeja, Lagos. Fashola said a coroner inquest had been instituted by the Commissioner for Justice, Ade Ipaye, stressing that investigation on the cause and manner of the collapse will continue. He said: “I think we must understand that our government has repeatedly said we will investigate it. We will definitely do so. Last week, the Attorney-General empanelled the Coroner’s Court because that is the appropriate machinery of the government to undertake this kind of investigation, especially when people die in such tragic or unnatural circumstances. “I think we should just allow that process to go on. I think the investigation will be held if we refrain from any comment about this incident. This is the way that every civilised society proceeds 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. That is the minimum every government must do. People must understand that when accidents like this happen, there are many stages to it. Perhaps, we have got used to what was an inappropriate conduct to get to the scene of crime or accident and to pronounce this is what has happened before the investigation has concluded. “We are professionals. We are not trained like that. If people are not used to our methods, they must get used to it because that is the way we are going to act. We are going to act methodically. We are going to act in a civilised manner.”
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:07:13 +0000
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