50 years after, Nigeria Begins Construction Of 2nd Niger Bridge

The Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday performed the ground breaking ceremony of the Second Niger Bridge, 50 years after the first bridge was built.

Performing the function at the Anambra end of the project site, the president assured Nigerians that the construction would begin immediately and would be completed within the four years record time and according to design.

The old Niger bridge sprawls across the Niger River on the Onitsha side of Anambra State to Delta State, with evidence of age written all over it having been built in 1965.

Construction of the second bridge is from Ogbaru side of Anambra State to Delta State.

The President said the second Niger Bridge would be part of the transformation agenda and a critical national infrastructure that would be key to social economic development.

He also said the project, when completed, would improve road transport, communication and also link industrial and commercial regions.

According to the Minster of Works, Mike Onolememen, the second Niger Bridge and the connecting roads would enhance economic development of the southeast and southwest. - ChannelsTV