FG has denied that the Third Mainland Bridge is unsafe.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Federal Government of Nigeria has denied that the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State, South West Nigeria, is unsafe and ‘shaking’.
The news went viral on social media that the Bridge has ‘opened up’ and was ‘shaking’.
The Federal Ministry of Works in a statement by Director Press and Public Relations, Boade Akinola said the bridge is safe for use.
The statement read in part, “The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Engineer Olukayode Popoola, has debunked insinuations making the rounds in the social media that the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos has “opened up” and “shaking” and, therefore, unsafe to traffic saying the claim was both false and unfounded.
“Giving an on-the-spot report on the Bridge, the Controller, who said he just drove along the Bridge without noticing any opening or experiencing any shaking as contained in the social media report, advised members of the public, especially commuters, to ignore the insinuations as the Bridge, which is receiving regular attention along with others across the country, is safe for use.”
