BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu sacks principal officer, suspends other over doctor's death

The Lagos State Government, under the watch of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the sacking and blacklisting of the facility managers in charge of the crashed elevator responsible for the death of Dr Diaso Vwaere.

In a tweet on the official handle of the state government, the government also announced the suspension of the General Manager of the Lagos State Infrastructure and Asset Management Agency (LASIMRA).

On Tuesday, August 1, a wide outrage greeted the death of Vwaere following the report that she died as a result of an elevator that plunged for several hours at the officers' quarters of the hospital and the failed efforts of fellow doctors to revive her. L

The statement on the tweet was signed by Olumide Sogunle, the permanent secretary to the Ministry of Information and Strategy, on Sunday, August 6, stating that the initial report from its panel of inquiry noted that the government had taken several actions.

Aside from the sacking and blacklisting of the facility managers and the immediate suspension of the LASIAMA boss, the state government announced restructuring the operations and line of reporting of the facility managers, which now included the hospital management directly.

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

See the tweet below:

PRESS STATEMENT ON AUGUST 1st ELEVATOR ACCIDENT AT GENERAL HOSPITAL, ODAN, LAGOS

The Lagos State Government would like to, once again, acknowledge with deep regret the unfortunate elevator accident of Tuesday, 1st August 2023 at the House Officer’s residence of the General… pic.twitter.com/PaZD376fwb

— The Lagos State Govt (@followlasg) August 6, 2023