Roads & Construction
Fashola, Lai Mohammed Inspects Loko – Oweto Bridge, See The New Look Of The 1.8km Bridge (PHOTOS)
The Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed, Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, the Minister for Special Duties, Dr. George Akume embarked on the inspection of the Loko – Oweto Bridge over River Benue in Nasarawa and Benue States on Thursday.
Speaking with reporters after a tour of a 1.8 kilometer bridge across river Benue on Thursday, Mohammed said the bridge has helped the communities around it to curtail insecurity.
The information minister was on the tour with Babatunde Fashola and George Akume, ministers of works and housing and special duties, respectively.
The bridge is known as “Loko-Oweto” links Nasarawa and Benue states.
According to the minister, the bridge which is funded by the Sukuk loan, has reached 97.3 percent completion.
On his part, Fashola said the bridge has been completed but the link roads on both ends should be ready by the end of 2020.
The works minister said the bridge would aid the transportation of agricultural produce from the farms around there to markets.
Fashola said the bridge is one of the 37 bridges across the country that is either being constructed or rehabilitated by the federal government.
Also speaking, Akume urged the people of Benue and Nasarawa states to remain peaceful in order to attract more projects to the area.
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