Buhari Has Done Well For South East, South South – Obiano

The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has commended President
Muhammadu Buhari for the progress of work on the construction of the
second Niger Bridge.

He said the President had done well for the South-East and South-South geopolitical zones.
Obiano stated this during an inspection visit of the project in Onitsha, Anambra State.

He expressed satisfaction with the standard and pace of work on the project.
The
governor said he was confident that the Federal Government under
President Muhammadu Buhari would deliver on the job as scheduled.

He
noted that the bridge, when completed, would not only boost the
economic activities of the South-East and South-South but that of the
country at large.

Obiano said, “I have no choice but to praise
President Muhammadu Buhari for his determination in the implementation
of other Federal Government’s projects in the state and other states in
the geopolitical zone.”

Speaking, the Project Director of
Julius Berger Construction Company, Fredrick Wieser, said the
construction would be in three phases, adding that the Federal
Government had made advance payment of N30bn as mobilisation fee.

According
to him, the bridge will be 1.6 km long, while the access road from the
Asaba axis will be 3.3 km and 7km from Anambra respectively.
Wieser
said, “Right now, we are doing the foundation work in the river which
will be 50 metres deep. The pilling work in the river will be 15 metres
above the water level to allow free flow of ships. With the
determination of the present administration, the project will be
delivered on or before February 28, 2022.”