…Umahi’s SA urges Nigerians to discountenance baseless rumour that the iconic bridge is defective, shaky
By Dele Ogbodo
The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has said that his attention has been drawn to a widely circulated but baselessly and maliciously orchestrated rumour that the 3rd Mainland Bridge is shaky and defective.
While debunking the rumour as outright fake news without basis, he reiterated that the rumour for all its 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 of President Bola Tinubu.
The Minister’s Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Barr. Orji Orji, in a statement, reiterated that upon getting wind of this needless rumour, and for the benefit of doubt, the Minister deployed a team of professional 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 11 kilometers bridge.
According to him, this is a view to ascertaining if by the whiskers anything went amiss with the 3rd Mainland Bridge.
The investigative report, the Minister added is the same that the bridge is hale and hearty, and its integrity is undoubtedly intact
The statement further asserts: “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 Tinubu, has demonstrated unprecedented commitment to the revampment of the inherited road infrastructural deficiencies.”
According to Umahi, the 3rd Mainland Bridge, including other iconic bridges in Lagos, has received priority intervention by the President knowing their vitality to the road communications and transportation ecosystem in Lagos and beyond.
He said: “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.
“The Federal Ministry of Works is 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.”
