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Ikoyi Building Collapse: No compensation for victims – LASG

Lagos State Government yesterday insisted that there won’t be any compensation for victims of the 21-storey building, saying the law had no room for such compensation. Confirming the state’s government’s position on the White Paper, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, said 26 out of the 28 recommendations of the six-man panel set up to examine the Ikoyi building collapse were adopted.

He ruled out possibility for compensation for the victims. According to him, all those who evacuated bodies of their loved ones and asked for assistance were given money for transportation and funerals. He added that nobody has come out to say he or she lost money in the incident.

Omotoso said: “The law has no room for such compensation, but if you’re talking about doing this on compassionate grounds, I know Mr. Governor as a compassionate leader. “If other people also put up a case for assistance with verifiable documentation, I am sure it is something that Mr. Governor may consider.” Although the findings, recommendations and government White Paper have not been made public the commissioner insisted that top officials of the government indicted in the 21-storey building which collapsed on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, late last year will face sanctions. He said every other person found guilty of compromising the process of adherence to quality standards in the ill fated building will be prosecuted.

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