Good Night Brother: Ex-Presidential Candidate Mourns as Osibona's Body is Recovered from Collapsed Building

• Popular journalist and politician, Dele Momodu, has mourned the death of Femi Osibona, the owner of Fourscore Homes
• After days of searching, Osibona's body was on Thursday, November 4, recovered from the rubble of the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi, Lagos
• Osibona's company, Fourscore Homes, was said to be in charge of constructing the building which caved in on Monday, November 1

Ikoyi, Lagos - Dele Momodu, a former presidential candidate and popular journalist, has reacted to the recovery of the body of Femi Osibona from the rubble of the 21-storey building which collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos state on Monday, November 1.

After days of continuous search and rescue operations, Osibona's body was eventually found on Thursday, November 4, as the death toll from the incident rose to over 30.

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Reacting via an Instagram post, Momodu who recently joined the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 elections said:

"Good night my very dear friend and Brother FEMI FOURSCORE OSIBONA... RIP."

In another Instagram post on Osibona's passing, Momodu wrote:

"Unbelievable, but who are we to challenge GOD... Rest in Peace my own friend and Brother FEMI FOURSCORE OSIBONA..."

Femi Osibona is the owner of Fourscore Homes, the company constructing the collapsed 21-storey building.

Nigerians react

Meanwhile, many Nigerians have also reacted to Momodu's social media posts.

Timilehin Oduntan (@2boiz_family) said:

"This is really painful to hear about but I believe you live forever in my heart and this day will always be in my history Rest In Peace ✌️ Oga mi."

Oluwaseun (@iamshzy) said:

"Met him August 27th in company of a senior colleague. We had a meeting at the 19th floor and he was just full of total humility.

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"I can remember him saying he wants to learn how to worship God the way some gospel artistes do given all that God has done for him. It's painful this unfortunate incident claimed his life and that of several others. May their souls rest in peace."

TAlapini (@aareakogun) said:

"My condolences. May his soul and the soul of those who died in the disaster rest in perfect peace. May the Almighty grant their families the fortitude to bear the loss.

"Grasping on the thin thread that more survivors would be found in the rumbles, we pray for speedy recovery for the injured."

Ikoyi building collapse: Sanwo-Olu suspends general manager of LASBCA

Meanwhile, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos state, has suspended the general manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Gbolahan Oki.

The governor vowed to find out what went wrong and punish those indicted in the collapsed 21-storey building under construction in Ikoyi.

Legit.ng gathered that Governor Sanwo-Olu made this Known in a statement released by the commissioner for information and strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, on Tuesday, November 2.

Source: Legit.ng