President Goodluck Jonathan earlier today, September 20,
paid a visit to the site of the collapsed building at the
Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) Lagos.
Speaking to AFP, Ibrahim Farinloye of the National
Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the
president who came to see things for himself, met with the
founder of the church, T.B. Joshua and also expressed his
condolence to the families of the deceased.
According to him, Jonathan promised to investigate the
cause of the collapse which left no fewer than 86 people
dead and several injured.
Vanguard reports that President Jonathan sent experts to the
scene of the collapsed building yesterday to commiserate
with the church leaders and also to conduct immediate
investigation into the immediate and remote causes of the
collapse and report back to the FG.
The FG team which comprised of government officials,
including experts on building control, was led by NEMA
Director of Search and Rescue, Air Commodore Charles
Otegbade.
Otegbade said: “The team has been mandated to collect all
necessary data, samples from SCOAN for further
investigation, with the aim of determining the immediate
and remote cause(s) of the disaster.”
Jonathan is currently in Lagos to attend a PDP rally which
will hold later at Tafawa Balewa square, TBS.
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