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Celebration In Bonny & Ogoni As Tinubu Flags Off Temporary Use of Bodo–Bonny Road, Ending Decades of Difficult River Crossings

Dez Mayorz News.

A new chapter opened for Bonny Kingdom and the Ogoni axis on Monday as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu officially flagged off the temporary use of the 37.9-kilometre Bodo–Bonny Road, bringing long-awaited relief to communities that have endured decades of tough river crossings and costly helicopter trips.

The multi-billion-naira project, awarded on December 11, 2014, and constructed by Julius Berger Nigeria Plc since October 20, 2017, has now reached 90.98% completion.

Represented by the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, President Tinubu described the road as a “flagship accomplishment” of his Renewed Hope Agenda, celebrating what he called a historic breakthrough for the people.

“The dream of the Bonny Kingdom has come true; the dream of the Bodo Kingdom has come true,” he said. “No more risky journeys across the busy Bonny River, no more expensive helicopter rides, no more hardship to reach this blessed island.”

Temporary Opening With Strict Conditions
The President announced that the road is being opened for the Yuletide to ease travel, but under restricted conditions:

Access allowed only from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
Only light vehicles permitted
Motorcycles, tricycles and heavy-duty trucks barred
Full completion expected by March 2026.
Senator Umahi added that night travel will remain suspended until all safety installations are in place.

Tinubu Requests Trailer Park Land to Protect the Road:
To prevent premature deterioration of the road, President Tinubu appealed to the Rivers State Government to provide 20 plots of land each in Bodo and Bonny for the development of trailer parks.

He commended Julius Berger and singled out the project manager, Mr. Tim Nippert, for his exceptional commitment.

“I have made a special commendation to Engineer Tim. If he were the Managing Director of Julius Berger, many of the conflicts we experienced elsewhere would not have occurred,”
the President remarked.

Rivers Government, National Assembly Leaders, Traditional Rulers Hail the Milestone:
Representing Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Benibo Anabraba, expressed deep appreciation to President Tinubu for rescuing the project from years of uncertainty.

“This may be a temporary opening, but it brings permanent joy to the people of Bonny, Bodo and Rivers State. Like Oliver Twist, we will ask for more,” he said.

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Works, Senator Barinada Mpigi, lauded the President for what he described as an unmistakable show of love to the Ogoni people.

Also present at the ceremony were SSA to the President on Community Engagement (South East), Barr. Chioma Nweze, National Assembly Committee Chairmen on Works, and traditional rulers from the host communities.

Julius Berger Confirms Delivery Timeline:
Project Manager Tim Nippert revealed that 35 kilometres of the dual carriageway are now fully motorable, assuring that the remaining sections and 11 bridges will be ready for commissioning in the first quarter of 2026.

A Landmark Link to a Strategic Economic Hub
The Bodo–Bonny Road is the first federal road to directly connect the mainland to Bonny Island, home to Nigeria LNG and other multi-billion-dollar energy investments. Its temporary opening marks a transformative step for commerce, mobility and safety in the region.

Hon. Abinye Blessing Pepple, Chairman of Bonny Local Government Area, praised President Tinubu’s unwavering commitment and expressed optimism that the project will finally reach completion under the current administration.

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No more risky journeys across the busy Bonny River, no more expensive helicopter rides, no more hardship to reach this blessed island.

HgAkpobomeEr:
No more risky journeys across the busy Bonny River, no more expensive helicopter rides, no more hardship to reach this blessed island.

Landing fees for nembe jetty and bonny jetty go less now.

Very welcome development.. After long years, finally the people of Bonny and mainland Bodo community will heave sigh of relief.

Big kudos to the Govt on completion of this project.

HgAkpobomeEr:
No more risky journeys across the busy Bonny River, no more expensive helicopter rides, no more hardship to reach this blessed island.

I tell you bro.

Na this kind of project our brother GEJ suppose Dey complete

commoditiesnig:
Very welcome development.. After long years, finally the people of Bonny and mainland Bodo community will heave sigh of relief.

Big kudos to the Govt on completion of this project.



I tell you bro.

Na this kind of project our brother GEJ suppose do..

GEJ govt awarded the project. Tinubu's govt finished it.

Una bro Jona na weak man…

commoditiesnig:
Very welcome development.. After long years, finally the people of Bonny and mainland Bodo community will heave sigh of relief.

Big kudos to the Govt on completion of this project.



I tell you bro.

Na this kind of project our brother GEJ suppose do..

Morenikeji090:
Una bro Jona na weak man…

I swear bro.. I just tire.. S/S people no Dey dull like that.. you use upto 6yrs YET NO TANGIBLE FG PROJECT in your state.. that’s a big shame man.

Well we’ve moved on

Stop all these silly excuses.. na only award he Dey award.. why not hasten completion. See what Buhari did up north before leaving.

Well let’s move on.

ruggedtimi:
GEJ govt awarded the project. Tinubu's govt finished it.

I swear I no go lie you that’s major why south west vote against him not to enter the second term Jona Bleep up very well during the first term he got majority vote in south west. Truth is bitter but people are thinking south west hate him no we didn’t Jona supposed deliver south south out he didn’t how can Jona way no deliver south south out go deliver south east or west. Na north Jona they go do work. Now we should just look away from Tinubu Bleep up see the way him dey rule over the north he no care for their shouting coz if na northern Dey power they keep doing more for their region pass other regions. Na waiting Jona for do but he just Bleep up. But no problem thank God he’s a good man coz if not so Nigeria for enter war if Jona no call buhari during that election time.

commoditiesnig:
I swear bro.. I just tire.. S/S people no Dey dull like that.. you use upto 6yrs YET NO TANGIBLE FG PROJECT in your state.. that’s a big shame man.

Well we’ve moved on

commoditiesnig:
Stop all these silly excuses.. na only award he award.. why not hasten completion. See what Buhari did up north before leaving.

Well let’s move on.

project that was awarded in 2014 and he left office in 2015. You think that terrain is something they can just rush and finish in 6months.

Congratulations to the people of Bonny and Ogoni.

Bro why wait till 2014 before awarding project? What happened to 2011 when he formally got in, when he as a Bayelsan & S/S knew the urgency of such project.. I know how people died plying the sea to/fro Bonny.. abeg make we no Dey give excuses for our leaders ineptitude!

e don pass now.. let bygone be bygone

ruggedtimi:
project that was awarded in 2014 and he left office in 2015. You think that terrain is something they can just rush and finish in 6months.

Cheap score...howbeit it was long awaited .


Shout-out to Chess players on nairaland earning via the game.

ruggedtimi:
GEJ govt awarded the project. Tinubu's govt finished it.

DMCA:
but .

@ bolded is a big fat lie!

GEJ didn’t award it and never claimed to have been the one who awarded it.

Stop lying please I beg you.
Stop lying.
All liars will go to hell fire if they don't repent.

Give credit to the right person and government.


The President who awarded it and the President who finished it are both Yoruba!

Before you know it islamists Don show here. Nigeria is stinking rich but people like Tinbubu and his northern abokis need to go. Imagine country like south africa , Niger wan dey rub shoulders with this magnitude of wealth. I dey vex I swear. These our politicians are very disgusting

Any obidientssss seen using this road should be arrested. They really Castigatated the projects

commoditiesnig:
Very welcome development.. After long years, finally the people of Bonny and mainland Bodo community will heave sigh of relief.

Big kudos to the Govt on completion of this project.



I tell you bro.

Na this kind of project our brother GEJ suppose do..

but na GEJ regime e start na..

Welcome development. Roads are very important

Nice one from the federal government

ok


We are watching


Princess Faith Chukwuamaka

commoditiesnig:
I swear bro.. I just tire.. S/S people no Dey dull like that.. you use upto 6yrs YET NO TANGIBLE FG PROJECT in your state.. that’s a big shame man.

Well we’ve moved on

Where were the state governors and the LGA chairman and so forth? Why didn't they do a joint project and do the road?

You guys are essentially saying that you should wait until your son or daughter gets elected as president before you see any tangible projects and development on ground?

What if GEJ never got elected? Or never even ran for president.? Would you wait for another fifty years before something happens?

True federalisim means also that you have people like governors, senators, reps, state reps and LGA who should be up and doing.

My village got light several years ago, some several decades after independence. As far as i know, no one from our side was president then.

FreeStuffsNG:
@ bolded is a big fat lie!
GEJ didn’t award it.
Stop lying please I beg you.
Stop lying.
All liars will go to hell fire if they don't repent.

Give credit to the right person and government.


The President who awarded it and the President who finished it are both Yoruba!

But dem say awarded on December 11, 2014 there so wetin u expect anybody make him think?
Blame d news because if it was awarded in 2014 then na GEJ
anyways, anytime u feel down, think of this marvelous south african nyash

Morenikeji090:
Una bro Jona na weak man…

If General Obasanjo (retd) failed to rehabilitate Lagos-Ibadan and Lagos-Ota as well as Lagos-Badagry roads during his eight years, then what does that make him?

A very weak man

osuofia2:
Any obidientssss seen using this road should be arrested. They really Castigatated the projects

This road belongs to the Eastern region not the brown roof association 😭

osuofia2:
Any obidientssss seen using this road should be arrested. They really Castigatated the projects

Same way we shall arrest any obidient seen on Lagos - Calabar Coastal Highway.

FreeStuffsNG:
@ bolded is a big fat lie!

GEJ didn’t award it and never claimed to have been the one who awarded it.

Stop lying please I beg you.
Stop lying.
All liars will go to hell fire if they don't repent.

Give credit to the right person and government.

The President who awarded it and the President who finished it are both Yoruba!

Who is the liar here that also can't read what is clearly written in the OP

DezMayorz:
A new chapter opened for Bonny Kingdom and the Ogoni axis on Monday as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu officially flagged off the temporary use of the 37.9-kilometre Bodo–Bonny Road, bringing long-awaited relief to communities that have endured decades of tough river crossings and costly helicopter trips.

The multi-billion-naira project, awarded on December 11, 2014, and constructed by Julius Berger Nigeria Plc since October 20, 2017, has now reached 90.98% completion.

zinaunreal:
This road belongs to the Eastern region not the brown roof association 😭

South South region pls and stop claiming they're Easterners.

DMCA:
But dem say 2014 there so wetin u expect anybody make him think?

It was awarded in 2002! And it commenced under same administration that awarded it.

Give credit to whom it is due. Even GEJ never claimed to have awarded it.

Tareq1105:
South South region pls and stop claiming they're Easterners.

Eh pain ammmmm. Use that to replace your brown roof. Una go dey claim say na ancestral land for tourism 😆but guy that's just a durty place that needs sanitation.

South south south east is all Eastern region

That one ehn na mad man…. Obj was fighting Yoruba people himself saying he didn’t got majority votes across… but Jona got majority votes acros south south and Nigerian obj and Jona na different matter. Try to understand me I’m not pointing out Jona has bad

anonimi:
If General Obasanjo (retd) failed to rehabilitate Lagos-Ibadan and Lagos-Ota as well as Lagos-Badagry roads during his eight years, then what does that make him?

A very weak man

Let me see if the militants who kidnap on the river will move to the road. Thunder fire men of evil.