The Senate on Wednesday invited the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, over recurring cases of bridges’ collapse in parts of the country.

The upper chamber specifically wanted Fashola to brief its committee on Works on plans for reconstruction of all Bailey bridges In the country.

This followed the adoption of a motion on “Recurring collapse of Bailey bridges nationwide” sponsored by Senator Gilbert Nnaji (Enugu East).

Following the adoption of the motion, the Senate mandated its Committee on Works to undertake an inventory of all Bailey bridges nationwide with particular attention to their years of construction and current status.

It called on the Federal Roads Maintenance Authority (FERMA) to urgently reconstruct the collapsed Bailey bridges across Ebenyi River at Ikem in Isi-Uzo local government area of Enugu State as well as other collapsed Bailey bridges across the country.

Nnaji in his lead debate noted that he is aware that Bailey bridges, developed and used during the Second World War, were built in Nigeria during the pre-independent era up to few years after the Nigerian civil war, to provide temporary crossing for foot and vehicle.

He noted that many of the bridges, made from pre-fabricated metal truss and installed in various parts of the country either cave in or collapsed due to age and pressure, thereby causing untold hardship to commuters, motorists and other road users.

Cc: lalasticlala

http://thenationonlineng.net/senate-summons-fashola-over-falling-bridges/

I hope is not Ekweremadu sha

OnankpaBa:
I hope is not Ekweremadu sha

you are not serious

Same senators dat refused summoning the petroleum minister for the fuel burden in naija. Smh

DONSMITH123:


you are not serious

When wailers presides over plenary, is always like that.

OnankpaBa:



When wailers presides over plenary, is always like that.

gerrahere

DONSMITH123:



gerrahere

ok

another set up.

Haters will flood here soon

shepherd77:
Haters will flood here soon

you mean wailers?

Summon Fashola? shey nah Fashola build the collapsing bridges shey?










End Time Summon
(Proudly End Time Crew)

Government is a continum...thats why the failures of the last ministers of ministries of works, housing and power was transferred to him...

OnankpaBa:



When wailers presides over plenary, is always like that.

Is that the best you can manage to say? Wait till you fall off a bridge. Hope you know people will wail for you too.

Pls tell him to come along with PMB, he also needs to answer some queries

What a cheap strategy, I trust Fashola in dealing with them.
At the end of the day, their incompetencies will be made known


***Na for end film dey sweet pass***

This escapist will say he neither awarded the contracts nor signed the cheques for the construction of the collapsed bridges... and the morons will start hailing him for a smart answer...

Na fashola fall d bridge ni

They should act quick

They should summon Buhari and the minister of petroleum. Let Fashola be.

ok

Dem go too summon am, e just dey start

U should have summoned him prior to his assumption of office.

End time senators

,

You need summon Fash, he knows what to do.

I reserve my comment until I hear d outcome of their parley.