From Desmond Mgboh, Kano
The Kano State Government has constituted a committee to investigate the immediate and remote cause of the building collapse at the busy GSM Market on Beirut Road in the metropolis.
The state commissioner for information, Muhammad Garba announced this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the council meeting held at the Executive Council Chambers.
He said the committee was mandated to investigate whether building regulations were complied with in raising the structure, its architectural design as well the cost involved for the materials used.
Garba pointed out that the other terms of reference of the committee include determining whether the building code has been complied with as well as whether there is approval by the government for the building.
The commissioner added the committee is to make any other recommendation to the government on the unfortunate incident.
The committee, he said, has been given one week to submit its report to the government for immediate and appropriate action.
He said the committee has Engr Rabiu Sulaiman Bichi, chairman, Policy, Strategy, Implementation and Evaluation Directorate as head with commissioners of Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Idris Wada; Commissioner of Justice, MA Lawan; and the Commissioner for Environment, Dr Kabir Ibrahim Getso.
Other members of the Committee are the Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure, Engr Mansur Ahmed, a representative of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), while a representative from the Office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) is to serve as secretary of the committee.