BY NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR–HEIRS Insurance has refuted claims by Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, that it’s building was exhibiting structural defect.
The agency through Gbolahan Owodunni Oki, the General Manager of LASBCA, had said that the seven-floor building, located at 107B, Ajose Ogun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, which accommodates Heirs Insurance and UBA Bank, is suspected to be displaying signs of structural failure.
He added that preliminary investigations have revealed that some floor tiles on the fourth floor have popped off along the expansion joints of the building.
Debunking the claim, the company in a statement signed by it’s Chief Marketing Officer, Ifesinachi Okpagu, and made available to BusinessToday Online titled, ‘Addressing the news on HEIRS Towers’, insisted that Heirs Towers has been and is fit for occupancy.
The statement reads: “Our attention has been drawn to highly inaccurate news reports in circulation regarding our headquarters, Heirs Towers, on Victoria Island, Lagos.
“This is to address the wrong information in circulation. She said “We state as a matter of record: Heirs Towers was built by Cappa & D’Alberto and commissioned in 2021.
Cappa & D’Alberto is one of Nigeria’s leading building contractors.
Construction quality was overseen by lAA Associates, leading chartered structural engineers.
Prior to occupation, the building received all appropriate certifications from Lagos State and other relevant regulators.”
“Heirs Towers has been and is fit for occupancy. Our staff are all at work as normal in the office.
Heirs Holdings Group does not compromise on quality, safety, or regulatory matters.”
