Globacom owner delays Abuja bridge construction

A pedestrian in Abuja

Chairman of Globacom Communications Plc, Chief Mike Adenuga has been identified as one of the persons’ responsibility for the delay of the ongoing Abuja pedestrian bridge.

A source in the Ministry of Works reliably told our correspondent that the business mogul stopped the pedestrian bridge in front of his house in Maitama because of security reasons.

According to our source, Adenuga claimed that the bridge is too close to his house and criminals could capitalize on that to see what is going on in his compound.

He also claimed that snipers could stand on top of the bridge especially at night to get anybody in his compound hence he stopped the project.

Mike Adenuga, Globacom chairman

When our correspondent visited the spot, we discovered that the pedestrian which is supposed to be nearing completion is still at the preliminary stage and has been moved from its initial spot to a farther distance from his house.

Although, our source did not disclose whether he is going to pay for the relocation but feelers have it that he is footing the bill for the relocation.

When we visited the Road Sector Development Team, RSDT of the Ministry of Works, the organization that awarded and supervising the project, the Unit Manager, Engr. Ishaq Mohammed though did not mention name but disclosed that a bridge was moved from its initial position to another spot for security reason.

His words, “What is really is some of them we have issues that have to do with locations, some people complained that the bridges are close to their properties and for security reasons, we have to move them.”

Meanwhile, a drive round the town shows that most of the bridges are nearing completion. The RSDT boss said as soon as any bridge is completed, it would be opened to the public for use in order to reduce the casualty on the road especially for passers-by.