*Says Defective Rumour Is Deceptive Propaganda
The Federal Government has debunked alleged rumour claiming that the 3rd Mainland bridge is
jerky and defective.
His Excellency Sen. Engr. Nweze David Umahi, has described the widely circulated rumour as baselessly and maliciously orchestrated.
A statement by his Special Adviser (Media), Hon. Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji, reads "The attention of the Honourable Minister of Works, His Excellency Sen. Engr. Nweze David Umahi, has been drawn to a widely circulated but baselessly and maliciously orchestrated rumour that the 3rd Mainland bridge is jerky and defective.
"The rumour, for all intents and purposes, is nothing but an untactful falsehood by the fifth columnists whose mission is to undermine the confidence and solidarity reposed on the works sector of the Renewed Hope administration by Nigerians.
"The Honourable Minister of Works had upon getting wind of this needless rumour and, for the benefit of the doubt, deployed a team of engineers led by the Federal Controller of Works in charge of Lagos State, Engr. Olukorede Kesha to inspect the entire length and width of the bridge measuring 11 kilometers with a view to ascertaining if by the whiskers anything went amiss with the 3rd Mainland bridge.
"The report is the same; that the bridge is hale and hearty, and its integrity is undoubtedly intact"
The statement urged members of the public to disregard the false rumours making the rounds on the state of the 3rd Mainland bridge.
The Renewed Hope administration of the President of Nigeria, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, it said, has demonstrated unprecedented commitment to the revampment of the inherited road infrastructural deficiencies.
"The 3rd Mainland bridge,including other iconic bridges in Lagos, has received priority intervention by Mr. President knowing their vitality to the road communications and transportation ecosystem in Lagos and beyond.
"That is why the superstructure, the substructure, and other underwater elements of the 3rd Mainland bridge are receiving profound repairs by the Renewed Hope administration."
The Federal Ministry of Works, the statement said, is up to task and speed in changing the narratives in the road infrastructure development in Nigeria.
"The code is quality, speed, and value for money, and you can be sure that the roads done by the Renewed Hope administration can stand the test of time."it concluded