The Action Democratic Party (ADP), Lagos State chapter has extended it’s
show of sympathy and love to the families of the victims of the collapsed
school building where school kids and others were affected at Itafaaji,
Lagos Island axis of the State.
The party calls the incident a great tragedy and loss which has now
pointed out the need for the State government to take an urgent steps in
preventing such re-occurrence.
ADP in a statement issued by its State Publicity Secretary, Prince Adelaja
Adeoye on Thursday in Lagos, he said “Our party is in total shock and
grief to hear that our precious school kids who are our future leaders and
pride were killed while others are receiving treatments at various
hospitals as a result of the collapsed building that housed their
classrooms.
ADP calls on the Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode to set up a
task force that will urgently commence inquiries into the incident to
ascertain it’s root cause and also commence stress test on other buildings
within that axis and across the State to know their capacity if they are
habitable, the party stated further that, the government should get the
names of all the affected victims, dead, alive and take responsibility to
provide succor to them.
The party said, the agency of government responsible for the approval of
buildings must be more diligent in their duties because their negligence
or approving buildings without necessary checks are the major cause of
collapse buildings across the state, stating that Itafaaji tragedy is not
the first to happen in the recent time.
ADP also said that it is important at this point to ensure that proper
checks are carried our on public and private school buildings across the
State to conform with urban planning, building requirements and standards
to avert another major tragedy like #ItaFaajiSchool building which
collapsed on over 100 school children.
The party enjoins the Nigerian public to donate relief materials to the
affected families, surviving victims and their parents, as some of them
were rescued alive and now in various hospitals.