FG announces two weeks Power disruption as second Niger bridge gets completed in April  

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The minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that the second Niger bridge will be completed in April.

The Minister who disclosed this on Tuesday during an inspection tour of the bridge revealed that there would be power disruptions in the area for two weeks due to the relocation of the high-tension transmission lines across the bridge that are too low for the bridge

“April is the completion date. Earlier, I had said it will end in February or at the latest, end of the first quarter,” Fashola said.

“Before now, some people said there was no bridge, but now we are walking on the bridge. This is real now. Plus or minus, when we cross the Ts and dot the Is, we will complete it as promised — 11kms and 12kms on both sides of the bridge.

“Power will be shut down for two weeks to enable the generating and transmission companies as well as the ministry of power to work seamlessly on the project.

“We plead that those affected will cooperate as nobody will be shut out permanently.”

Dr. Chris Ngige, the minister of labour and employment, also speaking during the tour said the bridge will be inaugurated in October.

He said “What is important is for the bridge to be completed and commissioned in October. The speed, the environmental concerns are taken care of and the quality of the bridge to last for many decades are worth celebrating,”