Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has banned building construction in the high brow Banana Island in Ikoyi axis of the State following the collapse of a seven storey building under construction on Wednesday.
25 construction workers trapped in the collapsed structure were rescued by emergency responders.
The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso who.made this known in a statement explained that the stop construction order issued by the Governor was to give room for a comprehensive audit by the officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA.
The state government had imediately launched a probe to find out the cause of the collapse of the seven storey building which reportedly caved in while casting was being done.
The State is also footing the medical emergency bills of those rescued from the collapsed structure.