Integrity test yet to be conducted
The Lagos State government dismissed rumors alleging that it plans to demolish the two high-rise buildings standing at the site of the 21-storey building which collapsed in the Ikoyi area of the state.
It added that no directive has been given to that effect yet because the integrity test is yet to be conducted on the two buildings still standing.
The statement read partly, “Contrary to speculations, no directive has been given for the demolition of the two high-rise buildings standing at the site of the 21-storey collapsed building in Ikoyi, Lagos. The Panel of Inquiry instituted to establish issues surrounding the collapse of the building has continued to sit and an integrity test is yet to be conducted on the buildings. It is, therefore, wrong to assert or speculate that the buildings will be demolished.
“The operation at the site of the collapsed building continues. Vehicular movement around the site has been smooth, following the reopening of the road.”
