The
architect who designed the collapsed Church in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state,
has told the Commission of Inquiry that he stood by his original design
for the church.
The collapsed church
Early December last year, tragedy struck at the popular Reigners
Bible Ministry, Uyo in the Akwa Ibom State capital, after the church
building collapsed during a service.
Conflicting accounts had put the death toll at between 50 and 200
as the state Governor, Udom Emmanuel, who was present when the incident
occurred, survived.
While speaking to the Commission of Inquiry in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
on Monday, the architect who designed the collapsed Reigners’ Bible
Church, Abimbola Oke, said that he stood by his original design for the
church.
According to Punch newspaper, Oke, who was cross-examined by the
commission’s counsel, Friday Itim, stated that when he visited the
church’s founder and General Overseer, Apostle Akan Weeks, he observed
that the design had been altered.
He said he told the Pastor that what was being implemented was at
variance with the original design, adding that he stressed the
importance of adhering to the original design.
Oke, who is a lecturer at the University of Uyo, said he also
observed that not all the structural elements were put in place,
including the gallery floor, adding that that he did not supervise the
building project as had been alleged.
He also noted that if he did, the church would have paid for it, having given the church a design worth N11.5m for free.
When asked why he chose to give out the service with such amount of money for free, Oke answered,
“That is not the first time I’m doing that kind of a thing; it is my
belief that God can bless me; it is my act of service to God, and it has
been proven over and over again.”
“Apostle Akan Weeks asked me to design a round or diagonal
5,000 sitting capacity auditorium plan for him. After the design, I took
it to him and he said it was all right. As regards altering the design,
I did not redesign any part of the building. I stand by my original
design which included the basement floor.
“The apostle later asked me if I could supervise the building,
but the church’s building committee chairman reacted to it by saying
that they were going to build their church by themselves.
“Afterwards, I visited Weeks at certain point in time and told
him that what was in the design was not implemented. I also informed him
of the importance of adhering to the original design.”
Oke added that he understood that the site was sloping and that was why he introduced the basement floor to suit the site.
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