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Residents of Lekki Gardens Estate located along Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos State have called on Governor Akinwunmi Amobode to have a rethink on his vacation order given to the residents of the estate. This may be the reason there appears to be no sign of any resident of the estate moving out as at the weekend. Following the collapse of a five-storey building belonging to Lekki Gardens Estate Limited, which claimed several lives, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode while inspecting the site last week directed all occupants of the estate to relocate. Ambode said the movement of the residents became necessary to allow for integrity tests to be conducted on all properties owned by the developer within the estate. During the inspection, the governor ordered the conduct of integrity tests on all buildings already developed by Messrs Lekki Worldwide Estate Limited, the owners of the estate, to ascertain their fitness, adding that the developer should take responsibility for the relocation of o...

Lekki Garden Urges Occupants To Vacate Premises …Sets Up Five Man Committee To Reorganise Building Control Agency Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday directed that stability test be conducted on all building constructed by the Lekki Gardens to ascertain their structural integrity, saying that any building found to be defective will be demolished. The Governor who addressed Government House Correspondents at the Lagos House, Ikeja, shortly after inspecting the site of the collapsed building which was under construction by the Lekki Gardens, said the incident which claimed 34 lives and left several others injured was “one building collapse too many”. He said since the unfortunate incident the state government has taken several steps to stem the tide of building collapse, saying that his administration is determined not to fail in the responsibility of ensuring the safety of lives and property of its citizens.

Lekki Garden With claims by the Lagos government that the developers of the collapsed building in Lekki corridor was served contravention notice for exceeding the approved floors, professionals have advised the state government on the need to engage recognised professionals that can assist in monitoring exercise. The developer, Messrs Lekki Gardens said in a statement that construction had stopped in January over reported structural defects. “We’re working with all the appropriate authorities and will not leave any stone unturned to find out the exact cause of the incident.” A former President, Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers (NIStructE), Mr. Kunle Adebajo, said, construction of a multi-storey buildings in Lekki axis requires a real professional presence, in view of the nature of the terrain.