“Niger Bridge May Collapse Sooner Than Envisaged”

Onitsha (Anambra) – Dr Tim Anosike, the
President of Onitsha Chamber of Commerce,
on Friday warned that the Niger Bridge
might collapse sooner than envisaged by its
designers and engineers.
He made the observation when he spoke in
Onitsha, Anambra.
Anosike said that the bridge was being
overburdened by the daily traffic gridlocks
and had to carry tens of trucks with goods
of thousands tonnage each day.
He said that the commencement of the
second Niger Bridge was overdue considering
the increase in vehicular movement on the
bridge in the past five years.
“This chamber will never cease crying to the
Federal Government until the construction
of the second Niger Bridge is achieved.
“Without this project, the entire life and
economic activities of the people in this part
of our country are hanging on the balance
as the existing bridge can collapse sooner
than envisaged.
“We have thought that the critical nature of
the project is not something to toy with.
“But very sadly, it has become a strategic
weapon for political campaign in the hands
of our politicians since time immemorial,’’ he
said.
The Federal Government had awarded the
construction of the bridge to Julius Berger,
but work is yet to start. (NAN)
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