A building under construction, belonging to an Enugu State
Government official, collapsed on Thursday.
DAILY POST learnt that the building belongs to a member of
the Enugu House of Assembly.
Some of the workers told newsmen at the construction site
that they were working when they heard a caving sound.
It was gathered that in the ensuing confusion, some of the
workers quickly jumped down from the last floor where they were working. A
number of the workers were severely injured.
The Enugu State commissioner for Enugu Capital Territory
Development Authority, ECTDA, Mr. Chidi Aroh, who rushed to the scene of the
incident, said that whereas his ministry took full responsibility for the
incident, the agency had since August 2016 given order for work to stop at the
site.
He, however, said the order was disobeyed.
He hinted that he had quickly dispatched a letter to the
police, requesting for the arrest of one Engr. Nwokike, who he said was in
charge of the site.
The Commissioner also noted that he had ordered for stop of
works on all building projects ongoing at the estate until all approval plans
were verified.
He pledged that such incident would not take place again in
the Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration.
“This is the first time a building is collapsing in Enugu
State since the inception of this administration and I can assure you that by
the grace of God, such will not happen again,” said Aroh.
Meanwhile, some members of the public who gathered at the
scene of the incident, blamed it on poor quality of materials used for the
building.
It was also revealed that over 90 percent buildings at the
said layout belongs to serving and former members of the Enugu State House of
Assembly.
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