IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The first man to drive through the Second Niger Bridge, Sunday Emem, in an exclusive interview with Channels Television, said he was really happy with the development.
He said: “I feel so happy, at least it will reduce the hold-up. We’ve stayed over one hour at the other bridge.”
The Second Niger Bridge was officially opened to motorists on Thursday.
The bridge, according to Channels Television, was opened at exactly 9:50am on Thursday, 15 December, 2022, despite assurances by the Federal Government that the bridge would be opened at 12am.
The delay in opening the bridge was said to have been as a result of some little adjustments on the roads linking the bridge.
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), had last Thursday disclosed that the Second Niger Bridge would be open to traffic from 15 December, 2022 to 15 January, 2023 to ease the experience of travelers during the Yuletide break.
The 1.6 kilometers long bridge links Anambra and Delta States.
The Second Niger Bridge was first proposed during the 1978/79 political campaign by then candidate Shehu Shagari of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN).