Politics Nigeria: President Buhari May Suspend Construction of Second Niger Bridge

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President Muhammadu Buhari may the ongoing construction of the second Niger bridge.



Announcing the planned suspension, Director-General of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, Aminu Diko,said the reasons range from the actual cost of the bridge, non-issuance of the Certificate of Compliance, non-compensation of the host community and non-adherence to due process in the award of contract were also responsible for the stoppage; VANGUARD reports.

He said, ''The second Niger bridge is one of the projects that we discussed with the President. We did say yes it is in the commission for regulatory oversight. We have been discussing the transaction with the Ministry of Works. But before it can be finalized''.

Noting the importance of the bridge Diko however asked the people to be patient with the government.

 

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Let us hope that the jobs lost will be recovered somehow. On paper this looks like a commendable step but in reality the people that will be hit are the site workers who are now out of a job.