Lagos State Governor, Babatunde
Fashola, has warned that the state
of the Apapa/Ijora bridge is unsafe
for motoring
P.M NEWS reports that the
governor made this statement on
Thursday, 7 August, 2014, while
hosting the Presidential Committee
for Subsidy Reinvestment and
Empowerment Programme (SURE-
P) led by its Chairman, General
Martin Luther Agwai (retd) at the
State House, Ikeja, Lagos,
Souhwest Nigeria.
According to Fashola, there are 28
bridges belonging to the Federal
Government in Lagos that had not
been maintained in the last 40
years.
While noting that it was good that
some of the SURE-P funds went
into the repair of the Third
Mainland Bridge, the governor
stated that “there are not less
than 28 bridges in Lagos that
belong to the Federal Government
that have not been maintained in
the last 40 years.”
Fashola listed one of such bridges
as the Apapa/Ijora bridge which,
he said, has become a nightmare
to drive on.
“The expansion joints of the
Apapa/Ijora Bridge have widened
so dangerously that it is a
nightmare to drive on it.
Some of the studies that we did I
have sent the report to the Federal
Ministry of Works showing what
needs to be done and how much it
will cost to do them,” he said.
He added that these were places
the infrastructures could be
renewed at this time instead of
investing in areas where state or
local governments have already
invested.
Fashola stated that since oil prices
fluctuate globally, the Federal
Government should be able to
invest proceeds of the commodity
during boom times on enduring
infrastructure and services that
benefit the larger society.
Fashola recalled that the
Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF, set up
by the Federal Government at the
time of one of the booms, invested
the money in roads in some parts
of the country, adding that
indigenes of those parts could
today proudly say, but for the PTF,
they would not have gotten such
infrastructure.
While making his speech at the
event, General Agwai (retd), said
the purpose of the visit was to
explore ways to partner with the
Lagos State Government in order
to facilitate the planned
programmes of the Federal
Government to create jobs,
particularly for the nation’s
graduates.
Agwai, who said the Committee
was planning a Graduate
Internship Scheme to commence in
the state by 1 September, 2014,
added: “We thought it would be
better to inform you and not only
that, to give you advance
preparatory things to get you
prepared and to let you look at
your programmes and adjust and
see whether you can accommodate
us so that when we bring formal
invitation you will be available for
us as Chief Guest.”
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Aug 9, 2014
Governor Fashola Declares Lagos Bridge Unsafe
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