The architect, who designed the plan for the ill-fated Reigners’ Bible Church, Mr. Abimbola Oke, has revealed that the original design for the building was abandoned.
Oke, who appeared before the Commission of Inquiry in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Monday, told the chairman, Mr. Friday Oke, that when he visited the site to check on the church’s founder and General Overseer, Apostle Akan Weeks, he observed that the design had been discarded.
DAILY POST reports that several persons were trapped to death last December after the church building caved in during a thanksgiving service.
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According to him, during his visit, he told Weeks that what was implemented was at variance with the original design, adding that he told him the importance of adhering to the original design.
He said he did not supervise the building project as had been alleged, noting that if he did, the church would have paid for it, having given the church a design that was worth N11.5m for free.
Asked why he chose to render such an expensive service for free, Oke said, “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 proved 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,” he said.
He said he did not develop any work plan as alleged by Weeks and one of the witnesses a week ago.
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