The
controversial pedestrian bridge built by the Governor of Ogun State, Senator
Ibikunle Amosun along Ita-Eko road in the State Capital has been turned to
another use other than what it was meant for.
Investigations
revealed that because of the very light vehicular traffic on the road, people
find the pedestrian bridge useless and have abandoned it. For this, we learnt
that prostitutes and their willing ‘customers’ use the bridge as a place of
sex.
The
bridge which was built at a staggering and outrageous amount of 260 million
naira is now being littered with several species of condoms and tissue papers.
“The
bridge is misapplication of government fund. Go stay by the roadside and you
will see that nobody uses the bridge because the traffic on the road is very
light. It has now been discovered that the bridge was used to steal Ogun State
people’s money”, a resident of Abeokuta told our reporter recently.
The
Ita-Eko bridge is an enclosed bridge with doors at both ends with air conditioner
blowing cool breeze on users. But after much outcry, the air conditioner was
removed and is now serving as sex haven.
When
gov. Amosun decided to build the 97 metres pedestrian bridge, there was public
outcry over the amount to be spent which the governor put at 260 million naira.
Analysts
also compared the cost of the bridge with a 615 metres pedestrian bridge
constructed by the previous administration of Otunba Gbenga Daniel located at
the State Secretariat named Goodluck Jonathan Walkway which was at a total cost
of 35 million naira.
”What
is in a bridge that you build for 260 million naira, a 97 metres metro bridge
that people are not using. The previous government built a 615 metres walkway
of the same quality with just 35 million naira.
“I
am even aware that the Federal Government recently awarded the construction of
10 pedestrian bridges in highbrow areas of Abuja at a total cost of 200 million
naira. That is 20 million naira per one. It is very sad that Amosun is just
stealing Ogun State money with his fraudulent “Mission to Rebuild Ogun State”
agenda, our source lamented.
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