Obiano Sets Panel To Investigate Onitsha Building Collapse

                                      

Odogwuemekaodogwu.com reports that Governor Willie Obiano today inaugurated a eight-man investigative panel to look into the recent collapse of a four storey-building in Onitsha.  

The  Terms of Reference (TOR) of the panel are: 

i   To determine the causes of the collapse of the 4-storey building at St Christopher's Church Premises in Onitsha South Local Government Area on 2 June 2014;

 ii To determine the involvement of relevant professionals in the construction of the     

     building;

iii.  To determine the nature , quantity and quality of the building materials used in te construction of the building;

iv. To determine the Government Agency responsible for the approval of the collapsed building;

 v. To ascertain whether due process was followed in granting approval for the construction of he building; and 

vi. To examine the role of professional bodies in the  construction of the building.

The panel has four weeks to submit its report and recommendations.