Mokwa Bridge: Minister lauds Tinubu for approving immediate reconstruction
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for approving the immediate reconstruction of Mokwa bridge in Niger.
The minister spoke on Saturday in Abakaliki on the sidelines of a visit to his Works counterpart, David Umahi.
Idris said: “We want to thank Mr President; and I feel really very honoured.
” When we discussed with the president, he said this means a lot for us. He quickly appended his signature. So we feel very happy.
“Even though the Minister of Works is from Ebonyi, he was the first set of people that sent people to Mokwa to go and look at what happened there.
“Only yesterday or two days ago, Mr President graciously approved the immediate reconstruction of the Mokwa Bridge for our people.
” We feel very honoured for that. I know that even our governor, Malam Umar Bago, would be happy to hear this. Thank you.”
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bridge was recently washed away in an unprecedented flooding in which no fewer than 200 lives were lost.
NAN also reports that the bridge is a vital link between the northern and southern parts of the country.
The reconstruction of the Mokwa bridge is expected to cost N16.7 billion.
Umahi, on his part, said that Tinubu’s approval was based on the request by the information minister.
“Let me announce that, before President Tinubu travelled out some days ago, he graciously approved the immediate reconstruction of the Mokwa bridge.
“He also approved the reconstruction of the washed away five-span bridge of Wukari in Taraba State.
” Tinubu is very fair; each time he does something, it touches the entire geopolitical zone,” he said.
Umahi also said approval had been received for work to commence on Lokoja bridge.
The minister further said a permanent exercise would be carried out on the road between Afikpo as well as Abia and Imo, adding that the president had already released money for the project.
Idris and his team were in Enugu and Ebonyi to inspect Federal Government projects as well as engage with the people of the states to get feed back. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
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