In a renewed enforcement of building regulation laws, the Lagos State Government has shuts thirty-five buildings in Magodo, Ogudu and Eti-Osa areas.

Officials of the the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LABSCA, and Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority, LASPPPA, began the renewed enforcement to restate government’s stance on zero tolerance to building collapse and illegal developments across the State.

The enforcement team which was led by LABSCA General Manager, Gbolahan Oki visited and combed several construction sites and buildings in Eti-Osa, Magodo, Ogudu, Gbagada Phase two, and several other Local Government Areas in Lagos State.

He disclosed that thirty-five buildings were sealed during the exercise for various contraventions, including illegal demolition, construction without permit and failure to obtain necessary authorisation from LASBCA and LASPPPA.

The enforcement was to prevent haphazard construction from preliminary stages, and to stop distressed buildings from causing havoc.

“The enforcement drive will be a continuous exercise,” Oki said.

The general manager appealed to Lagos residents “to follow proper channels in processing their construction works and in obtaining necessary permits from the state government.”

He said the Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration was committed to ensuring buildings in Lagos state “are designed, constructed and maintained to high standards of safety so as to avoid loss of lives and property through the existing building regulatory system.”

Oki said LASPPPA’s role was to ascertain and validate the approvals obtained by the various construction sites visited and as well, monitor layouts and development schemes.

He added that LABSCA on the other hand was for identification of distressed and non-conforming buildings and inspection/certification of various stages of building construction works.