The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Gambari, has announced that the second Niger Bridge will be completed in October 2022.
Mr Gambari disclosed this on Tuesday when he led Nigeria’s Minister of Works and Housing, Babajide Fashola, and his Labour and Employment counterpart, Chris Ngige, to inspect on-going construction of the 1.6km bridge.
The delegation was received by representatives of the governments of Anambra and Delta States.
“We are very impressed with the work that has been done so far,” Mr Gambari said.
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“The bridge links will be completed around the second or third week of April and the commissioning is projected to be around October this year,” he said.
The chief of staff said the government was prioritising the need to deliver a quality project that “would last for decades” as well as address safety and environmental concerns.
The chief of staff expressed confidence that the project, when completed, would boost the economy of the country and also reduce the pressure on the first Niger bridge.
Also speaking, the Minister of Works, Mr Fashola, whose ministry oversees the project, said there would be power disruption around the bridge head for two weeks in April to enable the power transmission company to “relocate and re-install” the transmission lines to allow the completion of the ring roads connecting the bridge from all routes.
“Nobody will be permanently dislocated. We will appeal for residents’ understanding at the time,” he said.
