A local source told SaharaReporters that repair work was carried out on Wednesday shortly after the report detailing the defects on the project went viral.
The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has ordered emergency repairs on the controversial Mokwa bridge reconstruction project in Niger State after SaharaReporters exposed cracks and visible signs of deterioration on the newly constructed structure.
SaharaReporters gathered that the contractor handling the project was compelled by the Tinubu administration to immediately return to the site and fix the damaged portions following public outrage generated by the report.
A local source told SaharaReporters that repair work was carried out on Wednesday shortly after the report detailing the defects on the project went viral.
To verify the development, SaharaReporters sent a community source to the site on Thursday, where it was observed that the damaged sections had been patched and repaired.
