Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The A.P Lutali Executive Office Building (EOB) has been condemned twice by inspectors from the Department of Health (DoH) due to the unsafe conditions including a lot of rats roaming inside the building everyday. However, ASG is still using the building as per orders from the governor.

This was the statement by a DoH Inspector during a House Health committee hearing yesterday morning. According to the inspector, the team of Health Inspectors visited the building twice and submitted reports to the DoH Director about their finding and recommendation to condemn the building.

DoH Director, Motusa Tuileana Nua told the House committee that he received the report from inspectors and he commended them for their hard work. However, after discussing the issue with Gov. Lemanu Peleti Sialega Mauga, the governor instructed him to advise his Inspectors not to pay any more visits to the EOB but let him and his Chief of Staff address the problem and come up with a plan on how to resolve it.

House Vice Speaker, Fetu Fetui Jr said he had witnessed with his own eyes rats running around the building during one of his visits. He described the incident — saying that while he was speaking to a director, they both were shocked when they saw two big rats running round the building and having a grand old time.