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FG dismisses Third Mainland Bridge damage as rumour

Photo caption: Third Mainland Bridge

 

The Federal Government has debunked a rumour that the Third Mainland Bridge is shaking, describing it as baseless and driven by ulterior motives.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that some messages on social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook claimed that a part of the Third Mainland Bridge had opened up and the bridge was shaking.

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Olukorede Kesha, said on Thursday that the messages were false and should be disregarded.

She spoke while touring the bridge with journalists.

“The honourable minister has directed that I come out and tell Lagosians and Nigerians that there is nothing wrong with the bridge.

“The rumour is the handiwork of mischief columnists – those who are idle and those who think that the political atmosphere is too quiet for them.

“That is why we have come here. I took time with you people (journalists) to go through the entire length of the 11km bridge.

“We drove round this, we came back and we saw that there is nothing amiss,” Kesha said.

“We are using this opportunity to tell the motoring public, Lagosians and all Nigerians that the bridge is safe, the integrity is not in doubt.

“After all, it is the same bridge that we ply, Lagosians ply and the ministry’s officials ply,” Kesha said.

 

 

 

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