On Wednesday, Babatunde Fashola, the minister of works and housing, declared the second Niger bridge to be finished.
The second Niger bridge, which is already complete, will soon be made available to Nigerians, said Fashola.
During his remarks at the press conference when he was presenting President Muhammadu Buhari’s scorecard, Fashola made this disclosure.
The former governor of Lagos State remarked that the connection road, which has been hampered by the recent floods, is to blame for the project’s delay in commissioning.
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The development of the 7-kilometer road between the bridge and the Onitsha-Owerri interchange has been slowed, he pointed out, due to the recent flood surge.
Fashola said, “I can confirm that the second Niger bridge itself is finished. People can walk through the bridge now unimpeded. What remains is the four-kilometre link road on the Asaba side.
“Right now, our dredger is in place, we have to rebuild the road by reclaiming sand, the recent surge of flood has slowed us down. On the Onitsha side, there is a 7kilometer road that links the bridge and the Onitsha-Owerri interchange.”
President Buhari whose tenure is ending in 2023 has scored his administration high.
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