FG Opens 2nd Niger Bridge

FG has opened the 2nd Niger Bridge.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has opened the Second Niger Bridge for vehicular movements

The bridge was opened at exactly 9:50am on Thursday, December 15, 2022.

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According to a government official who spoke to Channels Television, the delay was as a result of some little adjustments on the roads linking the bridge.

Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), last Thursday disclosed that the Second Niger Bridge would be open to traffic from December 15, 2022, to January 15, 2023, to ease the experience of travellers during the Yuletide break.

The 1.6 kilometers long bridge links Anambra and Delta states.

The Second Niger Bridge was first proposed during the 1978/79 political campaign by then-candidate Shehu Shagari of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN).

However, in August 2012, the Federal Executive Council under then-President Goodluck Jonathan approved a contract worth N325 million for the final planning and design of the bridge.

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A somewhat complicated procedure continued under President Muhammad Buhari, who first cancelled the earlier contract in August 2015. The administration, however, resumed the contract on September 1, 2018.

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