1st April, 2019
MURIC COMMENDS LASG
ON RESETTLEMENT OF VICTIMS OF COLLAPSED BUILDING
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended the government of
Lagos State for resettling victims of the building which collapsed at Ita
Faaji, Lagos Island about two weeks ago.
It will be recalled that about twenty people died when the building
collapsed on Wednesday, 13th March, 2019, including children. It was reported
last week that the victims of the collapsed building as well as residents of
other buildings which were demolished by the state government have been
resettled in a decent government facility situated at Igando, Lagos State.
MURIC, an Islamic human rights organization praised the state
government for its quick intervention and for saving the victims from the
trauma of homelessness.
"We are particularly impressed by the speed with which LASG
responded to both the rescue and resettlement of the victims. It proves beyond
any scintilla of doubt that there is a culture of delivery, probity and
accountability in Lagos State and that both indigenes and non-indigenes have
equal access to the dividends of democracy.
We therefore call on all citizens in the state to cooperate with
the state government by being law-abiding, by paying their taxes and by
performing all other civic responsibilities.
"As we round off, MURIC reminds members of civil society to be
constructive in their criticisms of government's activities at both state and
federal levels and to boldly and objectively commend government's good efforts
and achievements. We must avoid becoming pathological cynics who never see anything
good in government".
Professor Ishaq Akintola,
Director,
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)
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