The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has inaugurated a nine-man investigative panel to unravel the cause of the collapse of the 21-storey building under construction at Gerrard Road, Ikoyi.
Inaugurating the committee on Wednesday in Ikeja, COREN President, Ali Rabiu, commiserated with the Lagos State government and families that lost loved ones in the unfortunate collapse, while commending rescue efforts.
Rabiu assured that the report of the panel, which was given six weeks to work, would be made available to relevant arms and agencies of government.
He said COREN would not allow cover-ups as was experienced in some previous cases where action was not taken on pieces of evidence provided by the council, citing Synagogue Church of All Nations building collapse as an example.
He added that the reason for the enquiry was to avert future occurrences.
He said the panel was expected to carry out a comprehensive analysis to know the cause of the collapse and carry out tests on the two standing towers on the collapse site.
He listed other functions of the panel to include finding out professionals used in the project, compliance to state laws, among others. (NAN)
