The Acting President, Yemi
Osinbajo on Monday visited the site of the collapsed Mokwa-Jebba bridge in
Niger State.
He was accompanied to the site by
the State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello and Minister of Power, Works and
Housing, Babatunde Fashola.
Addressing journalists at the
site of the collapsed bridge, Osinbajo assured that the flow of vehicular
traffic on the Ilorin-Mokwa-Jebba road would be normalized within “two weeks.”
Osinbajo said government was
fully committed to ending the difficulties on the Ilorin-Mokwa-Jebba road by
addressing the remote causes of the deterioration on the road.
He assured that construction work
on building a new bridge would commence but that it would take some time for it
to be completed due to the slow movement of material from Ilorin to the site.
According to the Acting President, “The Minister of Works is working on a lasting solution but in the interim, we have assurances from the contractors and engineers working here that this road will be made passable in about a fortnight.
“The contractors have informed me that movement of material to this location would be difficult and slow because of the deplorable nature of the road but with the commitment and support of the Federal Road Safety Corps and other agencies, the job would be done in good time.’’
The Acting President noted that
the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing in collaboration with the
Ministry of Transport were both working on a more lasting solution that will
reduce the over-dependence on the highway especially by diverting the movement
of heavy duty cargo from the roads to the railways.
While speaking to youths who had
gathered at the site of the collapsed bridge, Prof. Osinbajo conveyed the
greetings of President Muhammadu Buhari to the community and urged for patience
while government’s efforts were in top gear to fix both the collapsed bridge
and the road.
See photos below:
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ReplyDeleteWhere is the picture of the collapsed bridge now? It would have been good to show it rather than crowds of people.
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