Goodluck Jonathan said the Federal
Government has spent N10 billion on
construction of the 2nd Niger Bridge out
of the N130 billion total cost of the
project.
The President disclosed this when he
stopover at the project’s site in Asaba on
Saturday on his way to PDP campaign in
Onitsha, Anambra.
Jonathan said it was a big project being
executed under a Public Private
Partnership (PPP) arrangement.
He said that now that it had taken off, its
execution would go on smoothly and
uninterrupted through to 48 months
completion period.
“So far, out of the N130 million total cost
of the project, we have spent about N10
billion.
“It is a big project and now that it has
taking off, it will go on smoothly through
the 48 months completion time.
“The project is a PPP arrangement, I am
quite impressed with what I have seen”,
he said.
He added that most components required
for the construction had been procured
and piling work had commenced.
Mr Mike Onolomemen, Minister of Works
said a lot had been done since the flag off
of the project in March 2014.
Onolememen said the contracting firm,
Julius Berger Nigeria, was engaged
because of its antecedents, adding that
almost all the procurements for the
construction of the bridge were imported.
According to him, works are in progress
with the piles being driven into the ground
and dredging going on along the River
Niger.
“For us, it is a thing of joy and certainly
before the next raining season, a lot of
piles would have been driven in. No
doubt, development of infrastructure takes
a long time.”
Mr Detler Lubasch, Managing Director,
Julius Berger, said work on the project
would be sustained.
Lubasch said the project would be of
enormous social and economic benefits
and significance to the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that the President was
accompanied to the project site by former
Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra, among other
dignitaries. (NAN)
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