Lagos state Government begins Law enforcement on distressed buildings

Strict measures are being put in place against distressed buildings by the Lagos State Government.

On Sunday, LASG called on property owners to carry out immediate integrity tests or risk demolition.⁣
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The General Manager, Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL), Dr Afolabi Abiodun said that property owners who did not ascertain the structural stability of their buildings risked sanctions.⁣
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Abiodun advised construction companies, developers, estate agents, builders and other stakeholders in the built environment to comply by testing their construction materials, ongoing and completed buildings to avert risks.⁣
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He said that enforcement would be more proactive in line with the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration’s zero tolerance for building collapse, saying that, using the right materials would prevent construction failure.⁣
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The general manager who assumed office in February said that soil test was also very important before any kind of construction to safeguard the construction from imminent collapse.⁣
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“Enforcement has taken a new toll in Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory now. Before my arrival, there was no enforcement and that is why I say there is a new Sheriff in town to unleash the law of the agency on all distressed buildings.⁣
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There is need for those who have completed their buildings to do the Non-Destructive Test (NDT) and this test which we call the NDT is to be done every five years,’’ he said.