Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara mourns the death of pupils in Lagos collapsed building of Baden School in Lagos Island on Wednesday.
In a statement released by Turaki Hassan, who is the Special Adviser on media and public affairs, the speaker Dogara speaking on the Lagos collapsed building, said it is heart breaking that innocent souls would perish in such a dreadful manner and called for a thorough investigation into the Lagos collapsed building he referred to as unfortunate incident.
He said, “This is one too many of these building collapses that usually claim lives of innocent people. It is time for decisive actions to be taken against all found culpable in breach of building standards that end up in disasters.
“The law-enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies must step up their game and put an end to the practice of cutting corners to increase gain. While this has not being established as the cause of this incident yet, past incidents have pointed to this as a serious factor”.
“I commiserate with the families of the deceased and pray that their souls rest in peace.”he said