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A building constructed by Lekki Gardens had recently collapsed in the Lekki area, killing no fewer than 35 persons.

The state government had subsequently ordered that other buildings constructed by Lekki Gardens be made to undergo integrity tests to avoid another collapse.

The acting General Manager of the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory, Rasheed Balogun, according to a statement on Sunday, says tests will be conducted on some buildings without sending away the occupants in the Lekki Gardens Estate in order not to cause them discomfort.

Balogun said the decision to embark on the tests was in line with the directive given by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to ascertain the “liveability status” of all buildings constructed by Lekki Gardens.

Balogun, an engineer, said the tests would be a “non-destructive test and partial destructive in some cases”.

He added that the tests would be extended to other construction sites and estates within and around the Lekki area to confirm their status.

He said, “There is a test called coring test, which has a partial destructive tendency, while we are also carrying out another test on some buildings called pundit test, which will not cause any damage or make any mark on the buildings.

“The concluding part of the tests will be completed in our laboratory before we now determine the state of these buildings.

“The position of the state government is that any building that is defective and structurally unfit for habitation should be demolished.”

Balogun noted that vacating the structures was, however, the best option and would speed up the testing process.

He urged the occupiers of structures within the Lekki Gardens Estate, to comply with the vacation order of the governor, and vacate the buildings until investigations were completed.

“The life of every Lagosian is important to the government,” he added.

 PUNCH.

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The Management of Lekki Gardens has confirmed the unfortunate incident, Tuesday March 8th 2016 where a building collapsed at about 4a.m. in the morning, at one of its residential estate projects in Lekki. The building which was under construction was meant to house a number of apartment units.

Rescue work started immediately and so far 18 people have been reported dead and others injured. The exact cause of the incident is not known at this time. All of our incident response procedures have been initiated, our support services have been mobilized and relevant authorities have been advised. As regards the said building, investigations are being carried out to ascertain the cause of the collapse. In line with our usual safety standards, all sites are closed off by 6pm daily and it is mandatory that every worker leaves at that time.

The company is cooperating with the National Emergency Management Agency, Lagos State Government, Fire Service and Lagos State Police to speed up rescue efforts. Investigation is already underway to ascertain the identities of those affected as it is not company policy for site workers to take shelter in uncompleted buildings.

Lekki Gardens is a reputable residential property development company and has successfully completed and delivered over 6,000 units of houses across Lagos, Ogun, Rivers State and the Federal Capital territory, Abuja in the past 4 years and most of them already occupied. The Management and staff of Lekki Gardens sincerely sympathize with the families of those who lost their lives. The company will do all in its power to ensure that those injured are fully supported.

Signed Management, Lekki Gardens

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Spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA), South-west zone, Ibrahim Farinloye, said that four people have died and six others have been rescued.

Rescue operations are still ongoing at the scene.

Details shortly.

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Aside from its 10 per cent discount offer on all land payment plans, the company is spreading payment options for purchased land up to four years. This, it says, is to give all low income earners an opportunity to be landlords in Lagos. For instance, to own a plot of land at Chattel Reality’s Palms Villa Estate in Ikorodu, an intending buyer can pay as low as N22,000 monthly and N83,000 monthly for land in the Palms Villa Estate in Ibeju Lekki.

Its Managing Director, Mr. Ifeanyi Okafor, explained that such initiative is one of the company’s strategies to get more Nigerians to invest in properties and own their own houses. “We must as a matter of urgency always look for incentives to encourage people to own their homes. Things are pretty difficult at the moment and many people might not be able to afford a huge sum of money to purchase a land not to talk of building a house. So for us, we are more interested in empowering people and helping them to achieve their dreams of becoming a landlord,” he explained.

Chattel Realty and Investment Company limited is an innovative real estate development company that engages in the development of master-planned housing estates. The company’s objective is to provide cutting-edge real estate solutions to the huge Nigerian real estate market, which yearns for affordable housing as well as other real estate investment products.

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The Chairman of the group, Mr. Mohan Vaswani, said this in Lagos while receiving a delegation from the Nigerian Ports Authority, led by its Managing Director, Mr. Habib Abdullahi, on Friday.

The project is a joint venture between the Federal Government, which is being represented by the NPA, the Lagos State Government and the Singaporean firm, the Tolaram Group.

Vaswani said, “Six banks have formed a consortium and are moving towards financial closure in September 2015. The banks include African Development Bank, Standard Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, European Investment Bank, and Rand Merchant Bank among others. Serious commitment has been made by key members of the proposed lending the consortium.

“In the meantime, Lagos State and the NPA have contributed their share of the equity. So, we are going to give the notice to proceed to China Harbor Engineering Company. This will take effect probably in the month of April and we expect them to be fully on the ground sometime in July and to begin the construction in earnest.”

The construction of the $1.5bn port is estimated to take 40 months and it should begin operations in 2018.

Vaswani praised the NPA management and the Lekki Port Committee for their commitment and attention to detail on the project, while working with the Tolaram Group.

He added that the port would be the hub for West Africa and the largest deep seaport on the continent, outside South Africa.

Vaswani said, “Within the next few months, this Lekki area will be energised with the sound of construction of a world-class deep seaport, which will definitely position Nigeria to host the highest throughputs in West Africa, with investments exceeding $25bn.

“This is going to be a game changer and we are honoured to be part of this process. Once again, we thank the NPA and the Lagos State Government for their support and we look forward to an exciting collaboration.”

He added that the construction of the seaport would encourage a corresponding development in the Lekki Free Trade Zone.

Abdullahi, on his part, denied reports that the NPA had not paid its share of the equity.

He said the NPA paid about N1bn in 2014 as its contribution towards the project and had also earmarked some money in its 2015 budget for the balance.

Abdullahi said, “The port will be a driving force for the economy and bring employment. It will also act as a catalyst and attract investors for the development for deep seaports at Badagry, Olokola, Ibaka and Ogedengbe.

“It will boost export promotion; that is why we have export processing zone there, and it will be for the benefit of this country.”

PUNCH.

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