The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has opened the Second Niger Bridge for vehicular movements.
The bridge, which according to the Federal Government was slated to open by 12am, was opened at exactly 9:50am on Thursday, December 15, 2022.
The delay according to the information gathered was as a result of some little adjustments on the roads linking the bridge.
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), last Thursday disclosed that the Second Niger Bridge would be opened to traffic from December 15, 2022, to January 15, 2023 to ease the experience of travellers during Yuletide break.
The 1.6 kilometers long bridge links Anambra and Delta states was first proposed during the 1978/79 political campaign by then-candidate Shehu Shagari of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN).
However, in August 2012, the Federal Executive Council under then-President Goodluck Jonathan approved a contract worth N325 million for the final planning and design of the bridge.
A somewhat complicated procedure continued under President Muhammad Buhari, who first cancelled the earlier contract in August 2015. The administration, however, resumed the contract on September 1, 2018.
