By Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour
It is a common refrain on social media that Lagos State is easy to pick on, especially when there is negative news trending. So, let’s be clear: this is not another attempt to “pile on” the state. Yet, the truth must be said. Building collapses in Lagos have now been elevated to man-made disaster status, instead of the acts of God.
*Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour
We can reference three specific large-scale tragedies to buttress this point. The recent collapse, just seven days ago, of a 7-storey building under development in Banana Island, the 21-storey building collapse on Gerard Road in Ikoyi on November 1, 2021, and the March 13, 2019 building collapse at Itafaji, Lagos Island. These tragedies make the news for obvious reasons. Yet, these are just a few of the numerous building collapse incidents that have occurred in Lagos State over the years.
