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Nigeria’s Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has announced the completion of the Second Niger Bridge.
Fashola Made this known on Wednesday in Abuja during the unveiling of President Muhammadu Buhari’s scorecard series (2015-2023).
However, he noted that some connecting roads to the bridge are still under construction.
The minister explained the reason why the Federal Government opted for SUKUK bond, saying that SUKUK helped to fund road construction across many regions in the country.
According to Fashola: “Second Niger Bridge is completed. What is remaining is a 4km interchange road at the Asaba end and 2km out of a 7km link road at the Onitsha end.
“The first thing we did when we came into power was that we expanded our budget on road infrastructure, sought alternative sources of funding through SUKUK, Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme.”
The Lagos born politician also listed the achievements of his ministry under the present administration.
The minister said 12 road projects covering about 896km have been completed, commissioned and handed over to their communities.
Fashola said the government is executing 83 road rehabilitation projects in federal tertiary institutions across the country with 66 projects completed and 46 commissioned.
The minister had earlier said that the Second Niger Bridge will be open for use during the yuletide period.