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Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by Odewaleadesoye(op): 10:59pm On Apr 02, 2025

Works Minister Dave Umahi has ordered the immediate reopening of Independence Bridge in Lagos, to ease traffic jams.

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has ordered the immediate reopening of the Independence Bridge in Victoria Island, Lagos. The directive comes amid concerns over worsening traffic congestion caused by the bridge’s closure.

The bridge was initially closed on March 19, 2025, for emergency repairs, with authorities stating that the restoration process would last until May 26, 2025.

However, following a review of the situation, Umahi has instructed that the bridge be reopened ahead of schedule to restore smooth vehicular movement in the area.

The closure had led to significant gridlock, affecting commuters and businesses in Lagos.

The reopening is expected to alleviate traffic pressure and enhance connectivity within the city.

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Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by ruzell86: 11:04pm On Apr 02, 2025

Toh !

Bunch of ~~Leaders~~ Losers that act before they think. Today was something else...

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Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by Finquas: 11:09pm On Apr 02, 2025

Medicine after death

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Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by Exousiang01(m): 12:55am On Apr 03, 2025

ruzell86:
Toh !

Bunch of ~~Leaders~~ Losers that act before they think. Today was something else...

Unfortunately Nigerians like you are the problem.
The government has been announcing the closure for months now. The ministry of information and LASTMA gave new travel directives indicating alternative routes but you and many others were busy looking out for girls shaking nyash on TikTok and Instagram.
Now you are blaming the government for your own irresponsibility.
That how you see them running up and down to register their simcards after they get blocked for not linking with NIN then you and many like you blame the government for you not being responsible enough to link you simcard with your NIN

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Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by SporaD8: 2:12am On Apr 03, 2025

Exousiang01:
Unfortunately Nigerians like you are the problem.
The government has been announcing the closure for months now. The ministry of information and LASTMA gave new travel directives indicating alternative routes but you and many others were busy looking out for girls shaking nyash on TikTok and Instagram.
Now you are blaming the government for your own irresponsibility.
That how you see them running up and down to register their simcards after they get blocked for not linking with NIN then you and many like you blame the government for you not being responsible enough to link you simcard with your NIN

Let's hope no car eventually plunge into the waters from independent bridge during this repair stage otherwise, the same Sun that melt the wax will turn tail to hardened the clay!
Decongesting Lagos is a task that can no longer wait.

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Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by ImpartialGuy: 2:15am On Apr 03, 2025

This is what happens when one state is made more powerful than others instead of decentralising the wealth of the country. Everyone is moving to live in Lagos and Abuja.

Just because one bridge was shut down, almost half of the overpopulated state is crying on social media because man hours are lost in traffic.

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Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by semuni: 4:58am On Apr 03, 2025*

Confused man

Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by Antichristian2: 5:46am On Apr 03, 2025

This is cool!

Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by DenreleDave(m): 5:46am On Apr 03, 2025

Must they suffer people first b4 they find an alternative solution to things.....

I was at VI around the bus stop I take bus since after 3, I didn't leave the bus as it was stuck till quarter to 5.....i had to give myself sense and trekked from VI to Ikoyi falomo....

Why are our govt so useless and stupid...

The other one of last year when this same useless federal govt closed down a section of 3rd mainland bridge and caused a standstill on the island........

I personally prefer hold up on the mainland than island... On the mainland, there are other shortcuts unlike island wey be one way....

Lagos is really reducing the life span of Nigerians

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Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by id4sho(m): 5:47am On Apr 03, 2025

Traffic robbers for don chop people yesterday 🤷

Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by RenoOkriTheGoat: 5:48am On Apr 03, 2025

Ewu. Useless man

Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by AustineE1: 5:51am On Apr 03, 2025*

Exousiang01:
Unfortunately Nigerians like you are the problem.
The government has been announcing the closure for months now. The ministry of information and LASTMA gave new travel directives indicating alternative routes but you and many others were busy looking out for girls shaking nyash on TikTok and Instagram.
Now you are blaming the government for your own irresponsibility.
That how you see them running up and down to register their simcards after they get blocked for not linking with NIN then you and many like you blame the government for you not being responsible enough to link you simcard with your NIN

Oga if he doesn't have NIN and also didn't link his Sim card,how then was he able to be watching girls 'shaking nyash' on Tiktok and Instagram which made him to miss the traffic diversion announcement from LATSMA?..just an innocent question!

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Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by Omexonomy: 6:03am On Apr 03, 2025

Exousiang01:
Unfortunately Nigerians like you are the problem.
The government has been announcing the closure for months now. The ministry of information and LASTMA gave new travel directives indicating alternative routes but you and many others were busy looking out for girls shaking nyash on TikTok and Instagram.
Now you are blaming the government for your own irresponsibility.
That how you see them running up and down to register their simcards after they get blocked for not linking with NIN then you and many like you blame the government for you not being responsible enough to link you simcard with your NIN

all the alternative rout are so useless that even umahi was shocked to the bone marrow yet you are talking trash
they build lagos and forget to add drinkable water and better alternative routes

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Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by Kobicove(m): 6:06am On Apr 03, 2025

Let's hope this will ease the traffic

Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by BadEnglish(m): 6:11am On Apr 03, 2025

ruzell86:
Toh !

Bunch of ~~Leaders~~ Losers that act before they think. Today was something else...

The level of lunacy some of you display, I'm worried no psychiatric hospital can cure it.

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Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by TheBreastSucker(m): 6:15am On Apr 03, 2025

Exousiang01:
Unfortunately Nigerians like you are the problem.
The government has been announcing the closure for months now. The ministry of information and LASTMA gave new travel directives indicating alternative routes but you and many others were busy looking out for girls shaking nyash on TikTok and Instagram.
Now you are blaming the government for your own irresponsibility.
That how you see them running up and down to register their simcards after they get blocked for not linking with NIN then you and many like you blame the government for you not being responsible enough to link you simcard with your NIN

I was having a marathon breast sucking session that was why I did not hear the announcement when it was made grin

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Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by TheBreastSucker(m): 6:17am On Apr 03, 2025

It wasn't all that bad, the heavy traffic came with some benefits.

It was an opportunity for me to catch two clean babes with big breasts on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi grin

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Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by NewHe: 6:45am On Apr 03, 2025

Why do we have so much cars on Lagos roads despite high fuel cost?

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Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by Helgreenluv(m): 6:57am On Apr 03, 2025

Exousiang01:
Unfortunately Nigerians like you are the problem.
The government has been announcing the closure for months now. The ministry of information and LASTMA gave new travel directives indicating alternative routes but you and many others were busy looking out for girls shaking nyash on TikTok and Instagram.
Now you are blaming the government for your own irresponsibility.
That how you see them running up and down to register their simcards after they get blocked for not linking with NIN then you and many like you blame the government for you not being responsible enough to link you simcard with your NIN

Don't mind. He talks like a tout

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Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by femi4: 7:20am On Apr 03, 2025

Medicine after death

He should let Sanwo olu assist him in any doing in Lagos

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Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by oluplus(m): 7:44am On Apr 03, 2025

Unfortunately, the bridge has been dismantled.

I followed there yesterday.

Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by jaxxy(m): 8:27am On Apr 03, 2025

A very short small bridge causing havoc and hardship for commuters on the island.

Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by ACHILLES45: 9:02am On Apr 03, 2025

Fulani is using Hausa to cause havoc in Nigeria.

Let's chase them away to futajalon where they came from

Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by olaolaking: 9:36am On Apr 03, 2025

AustineE1:
Oga if he doesn't have NIN and also didn't link his Sim card,how then was he able to be watching girls 'shaking nyash' on Tiktok and Instagram which made him to miss the traffic diversion announcement from LATSMA?..just an ~~innocent~~ question!

Ignorance

Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by ruzell86: 9:41am On Apr 03, 2025*

BadEnglish:
The level of lunacy some of you display, I'm worried no psychiatric hospital can cure it.

Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by ruzell86: 9:45am On Apr 03, 2025

BadEnglish:
The level of lunacy some of you display, I'm worried no psychiatric hospital can cure it.

STFU !! Paid mofo.

Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by ruzell86: 9:48am On Apr 03, 2025

Exousiang01:
Unfortunately Nigerians like you are the problem.
The government has been announcing the closure for months now. The ministry of information and LASTMA gave new travel directives indicating alternative routes but you and many others were busy looking out for girls shaking nyash on TikTok and Instagram.
Now you are blaming the government for your own irresponsibility.
That how you see them running up and down to register their simcards after they get blocked for not linking with NIN then you and many like you blame the government for you not being responsible enough to link you simcard with your NIN

This level of reasoning is sickening. Pls, do not procreate this way... if you haven't already. Thank you.

You should ask, why are they considering to reopen it now... after all you mentioned up there. But you won't think, because you can't.

Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by Nobody: 10:51am On Apr 03, 2025

Public transport doesn’t work for everybody.

NewHe:
Why do we have so much cars on Lagos roads despite high fuel cost?

Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by dododawa1: 11:08am On Apr 03, 2025

safe first

Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by AustineE1: 11:25am On Apr 03, 2025

olaolaking:
Ignorance

Which is your trademark...custodians of Oluwole certificates!

Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by nwirinedu(m): 11:53am On Apr 03, 2025

Enjoy your slave camp lagos.

Re: Works Minister Umahi Orders Immediate Reopening Of Independence Bridge by Exousiang01(m): 2:07pm On Apr 03, 2025

ruzell86:
This level of reasoning is sickening. Pls, do not procreate this way... if you haven't already. Thank you.

You should ask, why are they considering to reopen it now... after all you mentioned up there. But you won't think, because you can't.

Nobody is reopening anything.
It was not even considered. The boulders on the bridge are being fixed.
You are the one who is not thinking.
If that bridge collapse tomorrow people like you will be same people making noise up and down.

The bridge will not be reopened.

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