Ohanaeze hails Buhari over Second Niger Bridge, says 'it attracts jubilation among Igbo' | TheCable

Ohanaeze hails MBuhari over Second Niger Bridge, says ‘it attracts jubilation among Igbo’ | TheCable

has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the completion of the Second Niger Bridge.In a statement issued on Friday, Chiedozie Ogbonnia, the group’s national publicity secretary, said with the completion of the bridge, Buhari has kept his promise.

“The bridge was, therefore, not exempted from the devastating effects of the war. The Second Niger Bridge has been a major concern to the Igbo for over fifty years because of two major reasons. Apart from the traffic lock jam on top of the bridge, the greatest fear was that the bridge had evidence of cracks such that the stress of weights on the bridge could collapse all the vehicles and their contents into the River Niger with untold consequences.

“Several administrations had used the Second Niger Bridge as bait for the Igbo, especially during the political campaigns.

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