Babatunde Fashola
Speaking on Monday when he visited Onitsha, the commercial city of
Anambra state, to inspect the progress of work on the second Niger
Bridge, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says
the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government is committed to
completing the second Niger Bridge and Zik’s Mausoleum.
The minister who also inspected other major projects in the state,
said when completed, the bridge would bring an improvement and
accelerate the economic prosperity, transportation and exchange of goods
and services across the country.
“I came here in pursuant of the commitment of the Federal
Government and that of President Muhammadu Buhari to complete the
bridge.
“It will give relief to the first Niger Bridge and also help in
ensuring that it is now kept in a good state of repair and
maintenance,” he said.
Fashola said that the Federal Government would compensate
appropriate land owners and ensure that the Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) was taken care of, adding that the bridge is the
Federal Government’s first measure towards a Public Private Partnership
with some investors.
The minister also described the project as one of the largest
infrastructural work being embarked upon by the Federal Government, and
called for commitment on the part of host communities, urging them not
to interrupt the progress of the project or engage in hostilities.
Speaking on the late Nnamdi Azikiwe’s mausoleum in Onitsha, the
minister said that the abandoned project would be completed, adding that
it was one little way to appreciate those who had served the country.
In his remarks, Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra stressed the
importance of the second Niger Bridge and expressed the hope that the
project would be completed in good time and commended the Federal
Government for refunding about N43.8 billion expended by the state
government to reconstruct and rehabilitate some federal roads.
The governor appealed to the Federal Government to consider the
completion of the Umunya axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Express Way, to guard
against accidents, and called for the completion of the Nnewi Sub-power
station, saying that it would benefit the industrial town and
neighbouring Imo communities economically.
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