Works

Third Mainland Bridge Not Defective, Umahi Insists

By Alice Etuka, Abuja 

The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi has said that the Third Mainland Bridge was neither jerky nor defective as purported.

Umahi’s Spokesperson, Barr. Uchenna Orji disclosed this in a statement on Friday. 

TheFact Daily gathered that news had been making rounds that the bridge was shaking and posed a grave danger to its users.

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Umahi in response maintained that the rumour, “for all intents and purposes, is nothing but an untactful falsehood by the fifth columnists whose mission is to undermine the confidence and solidarity reposed on the works sector of the Renewed Hope administration by Nigerians”.

According to the statement, the Minister of Works had upon getting wind of the rumour deployed a team of engineers led by the Federal Controller of Works in charge of Lagos State, Engr. Olukorede Kesha to inspect the entire length and width of the bridge measuring 11 kilometers with a view to ascertaining if by the whiskers anything went amiss with the 3rd Mainland bridge. 

“The report is the same; that the bridge is hale and hearty, and its integrity is undoubtedly intact

“Members of the public are therefore enjoined to disregard the false rumours making the rounds on the state of the 3rd Mainland bridge. 

“The Renewed Hope administration of the President of Nigeria,His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, has demonstrated unprecedented commitment to the revamping of inherited road infrastructural deficiencies. 

“The 3rd Mainland bridge, including other iconic bridges in Lagos, has received priority intervention by Mr. President knowing their vitality to the road communications and transportation ecosystem in Lagos and beyond. That is why the superstructure, the substructure, and other underwater elements of the 3rd Mainland bridge are receiving profound repairs by the Renewed Hope administration”, he said.

In addition, Orji assured that the Federal Ministry of Works was up to task and speed in changing the narratives in the road infrastructure development in Nigeria. 

“The code is quality, speed, and value for money, and you can be sure that the roads done by the Renewed Hope administration can stand the test of time. God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria”, he concluded.

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