David Umahi reopens Independence Bridge for Lagosians (video)
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has reopened the Independence Bridge positioned on Victoria Island, Lagos.
The Minister had in advance directed the instantaneously reopening of the bridge following the large site visitors gridlock that rocked the Ikoyi place of Lagos. In a video visible online, the Minister drove first at the bridge earlier than it turned into formally reopened to Lagosians.
Speaking to newshounds in Lagos on Friday, April four Umahi showed that production paintings at the bridge will formally start in 3 weeks.
Speaking to newshounds after the reopening of the bridge, the Works Minister stated ;
“We ought to be very, very thankful and grateful to God Almighty for his message. We labored out via the night time and we’ve restored this. If you inquire from me how did it happen, I could say it’s through God’s expertise and grace. You understand , the way it passed off is all God’s. But the integrity of the bridge, the integrity of the street we’ve repaired is 100%. So what we’re doing later is for long- time period effect. But there may be no trouble approximately this repair.”
He then stated that a greater everlasting shape could be installed region after 3 weeks, explaining;
“We are going to be, you understand , doing a greater everlasting paintings after 3 weeks, you understand , due to the fact we don’t understand the integrity of the pipes wearing the condominium . So that we relieve the condominium of any load at all. But the burden will as an alternative be a pin load which we’re going to introduce, so it’s going to retain to press it down.
So we’ll for all time be thankful to God. And we thank Mr. President who, you understand , is very, very touchy to the plight of the people. You understand , each time it pains Nigerians, the President is there to relieve, you understand , such pain.
The President noticed the complication occasioned on Nigerians through motive of the surprising closure of this Independence Bridge for emergency rehabilitation,” Umahi stated.
Lagos citizens have been left stranded for hours on Wednesday via to the early hours of Thursday, April 3, following the surprising closure of the Independence Bridge withinside the Falomo place for renovation and rehabilitation works.
Watch a video displaying the instant he reopened the bridge below…
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