NEMA and officials of the Lagos State Government clashed again at the scene of the Sunday collapsed building.
The clash comes about a week after the spokesperson, NEMA, South-West zone, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, was arrested during a rescue efforts at Ebute Meta by policemen attached to government’s Rapid Response Squad.
The Commissioner for Special Duties, Dr. Wale Ahmed, threatened to arrest Farinloye for granting a press interview at the scene in Ishaga.
After Oke-Osayintolu, had briefed the press, the commissioner warned state officials not to grant any press interview again until after the exercise.
However, as Farinloye was briefing newsmen, the commissioner stopped the interview and threatened to pull him out of the scene.
He said, “Will you shut up? That is how you always do; you gather journalists and you will be briefing them whereas you are not doing anything here. I asked you not to grant interview and you did not listen.
“Last week, Odumosu (RRS commander) arrested you and let you go immediately; this time around, I will make sure that you are dealt with.”
Farinloye later lamented that Lagos government officials were hostile towards NEMA, which is a Federal Government agency
He said, “It is only in Lagos that we encounter this sort of problem. NEMA is under the Federal Government and the commissioner cannot give me orders.”
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