The Minister of Works, David Umahi, says the First Niger Bridge will not reopen to traffic until major structural rehabilitation works are completed. Umahi makes the statement as he inspects ongoing repairs.
According to multiple reports, the minister visited the bridge at the Onitsha end to review the rehabilitation process and set out the conditions for reopening. Both outlets frame the message as a commitment to ensuring the bridge’s structural readiness before allowing public use again. Neither report provides a specific reopening date, focusing instead on the completion of rehabilitation works as the trigger for reopening.
The coverage shares the same core detail—completion of structural rehabilitation—while differing mainly in how they present the context of the inspection. Overall, the reports indicate that government plans for reopening depend on the progress and completion of the major repairs underway on the bridge.
