Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday approved the dismissal of the General Manager of the Lagos Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Engr. Adeigbe Olushola.
The dismissal is a consequence of the collapse of a building under construction at Lekki Gardens, Ikate Elegushi, which claimed 35 lives on Tuesday, March 8.
The Governor also approved the dismissal of 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 State 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.
“A wilful 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, Ademola pointed out.
The Head of Service said the disciplinary measure was the outcome of the recommendations made to the Governor by the Personnel Management Board.
She also warned public officials, private building owners or contractors who violate or subvert building regulations that it would no longer be business as usual, saying that the dismissal of the officers will serve as a wake-up call to public servants.
“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,” Ademola said.
