Daily Independent (Lagos)
Dada Jackson
6 July 2009
Lagos — There are strong indications that respite may soon come the way of motorists and commuters alike who ply the Sango-Ota road, if feelers emerging from the Federal Ministry of Works, Housing and Urban Development are anything to go by.
Daily Independent exclusively learnt from a very credible source at the headquarters of the ministry in Abuja, that the contractors handling the project, Messrs Julius Berger Nigeria Plc (JBN Plc) had been paid a substantial amount of what is being owed them.
He hinted that JBN Plc may likely move back to site before the end of this week, adding that the company has begun skeletal work at Abule Taylor prior to their final movement to site.
According to him, the decision to move back to site was sequel to an agreement reached with the contractors and the ministry after the intervention of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole.
Bankole with members of the House Committee on Works had paid a working visit to the abandoned site early in June with a view to assessing the level of work done so far on the bridge.
According to him, the leadership of the House was willing to intervene in the matter by appealing to the executive to find a way of releasing the balance of the amount being owed the contractors.
It would also be recalled, that the Senate Committee on Works led by its then Vice-Chairman, Senator Femi Kila had paid a similar visit to the site in February,2008 also with a view to finding as lasting solution to the problem.
With the latest development, it would be a sign of good things to come to motorists and commuters alike if work commences on the long abandoned bridge which serves as a gateway to Ogun State from Lagos.
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