Kano State Executive Council has constituted a committee to investigate the immediate and remote cause of the building collapse at the busy GSM market on Beirut Road in the metropolis.

The state commissioner for information, Malam Muhammad Garba announced this, while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the council meeting held at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Kano.

He said the committee has been mandated to investigate whether building regulations are complied with in raising the structure, its architectural design as well as the cost of the materials used.

“The other terms of reference of the committee, include: determining whether the building code has been complied with as well as whether there is government’s approval for the building,” he said.

“The commissioner added that the committee has been assigned the task of making any other recommendation to the government on the unfortunate incident with one week given for it to submit its report for immediate and appropriate action.

The chairman, Policy, Strategy, Implementation and Evaluation Directorate, Engr. Rabiu Sulaiman Bichi, is head of the committee, with the commissioners of Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Idris Wada; Justice, M.A . Lawan; Environment, Dr. Kabir Ibrahim Getso as members.

Others are: Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure, Engr. Mansur Ahmed, representative of Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), while a representative from the Office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) will serve as secretary of the committee.