Lagos State Government yesterday said it has sacked and blacklisted the facility managers responsible for the elevator tragedy and suspended the General Manager of the Lagos State Infrastructure and Asset Management Agency (LASIMRA).

This followed an investigation into the tragic death of Dr. Diaso Vwaere in an elevator crash at General Hospital Odan.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Olumide Sogunle, in a statement, revealed that based on the initial findings of its panel of inquiry, the state government said it had taken several actions.

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In addition to the sacking and blacklisting of the facility managers, and the LASIMRA boss’s immediate suspension, Sogunle disclosed that the operations and line of reporting of the facility managers had been restructured to involve the hospital management directly.

The statement read, “Based on our initial findings the Lagos State Government has taken the following actions: We have sacked and blacklisted the Facility Managers. The GM of Lagos State Infrastructure and Asset Management Agency is to immediately proceed on suspension. The operations and line of reporting of the facility managers have been restructured to involve the hospital management directly

“We have handed the installation and maintenance contractors to the police for further investigation and likely prosecution if they are found culpable. The police will also investigate anyone else that might have been found to be negligent

“Engineers are working to unravel why all the safety devices of the elevator failed at the same time. All our staff are fully insured. We have informed our life insurance providers about this incident.

“The Lagos Safety Commission has been directed to immediately carry out an audit of all elevators in public offices. This is besides the usual safety arrangements that have always existed.”