2nd Niger Bridge 80% Completed, Feb. 2022 Date Sacrosanct — Fashola SAN

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday
affirmed that the ongoing project on the second Niger Bridge must
be completed in February 2022 as promised earlier by the Federal
Government.

Fashola who said work had progressed reasonably at the site
while inspecting the project, disclosed that work on the Bridge is
at 80 per cent completion, adding that work on the Owerri
inter-change which connects the Bridge to Onitsha-Owerri expressway
was also at 70 per cent completion.

This was also echoed by the Federal controller of works Mr
Adeyemo Ajani who said that work on the entire project was 70 per
cent completed.

The interchange from the Bridge is 7.3 kilometres. Visibly
impressed Fashola assured that by February next year the entire
length of the Bridge will be connected so that the project will be
finished with the revised budget.

The second Niger Bridge was awarded in 2018 at the cost of N206
billion.

The previous time Fashola visited, sands were merely pilled on
the road making it virtually impassable.

But by Tuesday, the minister plied the road close to the
Bridge.

Earlier, the minister inspected the progress of work at the
Federal Secretariat Awka which he said has over 400 offices.

Fashola said October was slated for the completion of the
project.

He stressed, however, that progress of work depended on the
mobilisation of the contractor#

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday
affirmed that the ongoing project on the second Niger Bridge must
be completed in February 2022 as promised earlier by the Federal
Government.

Fashola who said work had progressed reasonably at the site
while inspecting the project, disclosed that work on the Bridge is
at 80 per cent completion, adding that work on the Owerri
inter-change which connects the Bridge to Onitsha-Owerri expressway
was also at 70 per cent completion.

This was also echoed by the Federal controller of works Mr
Adeyemo Ajani who said that work on the entire project was 70 per
cent completed.

The interchange from the Bridge is 7.3 kilometres. Visibly
impressed Fashola assured that by February next year the entire
length of the Bridge will be connected so that the project will be
finished with the revised budget.

The second Niger Bridge was awarded in 2018 at the cost of N206
billion.

The previous time Fashola visited, sands were merely pilled on
the road making it virtually impassable.

But by Tuesday, the minister plied the road close to the
Bridge.

Earlier, the minister inspected the progress of work at the
Federal Secretariat Awka which he said has over 400 offices.

Fashola said October was slated for the completion of the
project.

He stressed, however, that progress of work depended on the
mobilisation of the contractor#