Barely three days after a heavy rainfall washed the Wagga bridge linking Adamawa and Borno, President Bola Tinubu has approved its reconstruction.
The Director-General of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), Mohammed Goni, made this disclosure during an inspection of the collapsed bridge for the second time in two months in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State,
According to Goni, during the first inspection, assessment was conducted for the work, but now, the bridge has completely collapsed.
He said, “We were here about two months ago when the first incident happened and we promised to fix up the problem, but unfortunately before actions could start this is the situation.
“And the damage has happened about three times now, the good thing about it is that President Tinubu has approved for the immediate reconstruction to ease the hardship people face on the road”, he said.
He also confirmed that due to rainfall, work on the bridge may not possibly start immediately.
He, however, noted that alternative solutions would be provided for easy movement of vehicles on the road.
Goni said, “As you can see now, people coming from Maiduguri have to stop over there, since we are here we will see what we can do.”
