Architects have called for a technical investigation into the 21-storey building, which collapsed last week in Ikoyi, Lagos, killing over 40 persons.
The Association of Nigerian Chartered Architects (ANCA), in a statement Monday, said the ‘political probe panel’ set up by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was not enough.
The statement was signed by the Association’s National President and Secretary, Moyosore Omatsone and Adekoyejo Jolaoso respectively.
While commending the governor for the promptness at setting up the political probe panel, the Association said the magnitude and implication of the incident warranted a technical probe.
They said the technical probe, which should be peopled with all technical personnel in the building, construction and property industries, would look at the original brief of the project and its design, particularly fundamental requirements for a 7-star fully serviced residential facility.
The technical probe, they said, would also look at the expected life span of the development and question the structural engineer who withdrew his service midway into the project.
The Association berated the engineer for withdrawing his service instead of ensuring that the structural design he was supervising was professionally adequate for 15 floors.
“The technical team will also subject the quality of the materials used to adequate scientific and technical analysis and how the project was managed from design stage to the time of collapse and how often technical site meetings were held, if any,” it said.
It also advised that a technical probe should be conducted on the other two standing towers beside the collapsed one.
