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MamaFryo:
So for the past 10 years, citizens have been calling on government to fix the bridge, government just decided to listen to them now in less than 160days to Presidential election!! Wow! government must have been in coma and just woke up yesterday , ndi alaa.

Igbos are not fools



Wetin I even know sef? I am just an ordinary Nigerian Policewoman.

Helinuse:
They will fix it, and you folks will still vandalize it for scrap.

MamaFryo:
So for the past 10 years, citizens have been calling on government to fix the bridge, government just decided to listen to them now in less than 160days to Presidential election!! Wow! government must have been in coma and just woke up yesterday , ndi alaa.

Igbos are not fools



Wetin I even know sef? I am just an ordinary Nigerian Policewoman.

greatiyk4u:
Can't Government create room for security on the bridge?... something like cameras?
Hungry and angry Nigerians will do anything to survive after all the people in government are equally vandalizing our resources

MamaFryo:
So for the past 10 years, citizens have been calling on government to fix the bridge, government just decided to listen to them now in less than 160days to Presidential election!! Wow! government must have been in coma and just woke up yesterday , ndi alaa.

Igbos are not fools



Wetin I even know sef? I am just an ordinary Nigerian Policewoman.

Helinuse:
They will fix it, and you folks will still vandalize it for scrap.

Helinuse:
So we have excess money so much that we can build a facility, and then secure it from those for whom it was built.
The problem is our mind.

Rubyjade:
Honestly, this is the part that should make us angry. How does a major piece of national infrastructure get vandalised badly enough for bolts, expansion joints and other critical components to be removed, and the authorities only become aware after someone posts it on social media?

We are in 2026. This shouldn't be a case of “somebody saw it, took pictures, posted online, then government officials woke up.” There should be a proper 24/7 monitoring and early-warning system for critical infrastructure.

And the irony is that the government already knows technology can help. A CCTV Monitoring and Viewing Centre was commissioned for the Second Niger Bridge, with real-time surveillance and a rapid-response model specifically intended to prevent vandalism.

So why wasn't the same seriousness applied to the First Niger Bridge, especially considering its age, strategic importance and vulnerability?

CCBT/CCTV surveillance, sensors, regular automated inspections and a rapid-response system should be the bare minimum for infrastructure like this. You shouldn't have to wait for a Facebook post, Nairaland thread or a concerned citizen to discover that somebody is dismantling a national asset.

And this is bigger than the Niger Bridge.

What is happening with the Benin Bypass? Who is monitoring these projects after the cameras leave and the commissioning ceremonies end? Who is responsible for detecting deterioration, vandalism and other problems before they become emergencies?

We are too comfortable with reactive governance:

Something gets damaged → Nigerians complain → social media goes crazy → minister visits → government orders repairs.

Why can't we have:

Monitor → detect → alert → respond → prevent?

The minister inspecting the bridge is good. Ordering repairs and CCTV installation is good. But let's be honest: the real embarrassment is that citizens had to sound the alarm before the system did.

A country that spends billions building infrastructure should spend a fraction of that money protecting and intelligently monitoring what it has already built.

Otherwise, we will keep commissioning infrastructure with cameras on inauguration day and discovering problems through Facebook six months later. 😭

MamaFryo:
So for the past 10 years, citizens have been calling on government to fix the bridge, government just decided to listen to them now in less than 160days to Presidential election!! Wow! government must have been in coma and just woke up yesterday , ndi alaa.

Igbos are not fools



Wetin I even know sef? I am just an ordinary Nigerian Policewoman.

OverCalculating:
I will commend the effort of the man who made this video and let it get to the appropriate authority. This is the kind of awareness we should be calling this people to. And I don't know if I know anything but I haven't seen any Minister as fast as David Umahi

MamaFryo:
So for the past 10 years, citizens have been calling on government to fix the bridge, government just decided to listen to them now in less than 160days to Presidential election!! Wow! government must have been in coma and just woke up yesterday , ndi alaa.

Igbos are not fools



Wetin I even know sef? I am just an ordinary Nigerian Policewoman.

Rubyjade:
I agree that the man who made the video deserves commendation, especially because public awareness can force the right authorities to pay attention. And yes, David Umahi appears to be one of the more visible ministers when it comes to physically responding to infrastructure issues.

But I think we should be careful about measuring government performance mainly by how quickly a minister arrives at the scene after a problem has gone viral.

Around the world, the strongest infrastructure systems are designed so that authorities don't have to wait for someone to make a viral video before they know something is wrong.

In countries like Japan, Singapore and the Netherlands, infrastructure management relies heavily on routine inspections, sensors, maintenance schedules, monitoring systems and clear accountability. A bridge shouldn't need a Facebook post before government discovers that something is being vandalised or deteriorating.

Even in places like the United States and the UK, infrastructure agencies have structured inspection and reporting systems. Citizens can still report problems, but citizen videos are supposed to complement government monitoring—not become the government's monitoring system.

So I will commend Umahi for responding quickly. That's good leadership.

But the bigger question should be: Why did the problem get to the point where a citizen had to record it and put it online before it received attention?

We should demand both:

1. Fast response when problems are reported.
2. A proactive system that detects problems before citizens have to report them.

Because a government that is always excellent at responding to viral problems may still have a serious weakness in prevention.

The goal shouldn't be to have the fastest minister at every disaster scene.

The goal should be to build infrastructure systems where fewer disasters require the minister's personal intervention in the first place.

greatiyk4u:
But we have money to embezzle and do other frivolities..... pathetic

ElevationD:
The one vandalized by your people in Alakija and Ketu/Ojota, what do you think? I believe you will still vandalize them after repair works.

Helinuse:
The lowest of the low is when you come out to defend your people's natural, immoral behavior by imposing a strange tribe on me, just to make your point, and feel cool that your point stuck.

You wanted to feel cool that you got at a Yoruba person.
Well, better feel good bro.

ElevationD:
You perfectly described yasef bro!

Helinuse:
See yourself,
Seems like you don't even know what you want.
I agreed to be Yoruba, just so that you can feel good.
You still came back crying profusely.



No peace for the wicked.

ElevationD:
Waoh, you keep describing yasef perfectly!

Helinuse:
No peace bro.

ElevationD:
Aha. So your sleep is taken away!

Helinuse:
Not one peace.
The wicked must suffocate.

ElevationD:
So you can see how you are suffocating already!

Helinuse:
So, in essence, you are saying that the rabid behavior of the people is justified because of the immoral behavior of those who embezzle.
That is why I keep saying that you guys in Nigeria don't deserve nice things.

Helinuse:
The person who told you that sliding into my mention will afford you peace deceived you.

ElevationD:
That’s exactly you. Now no peace for you. No sleep, no rest!

Helinuse:
Cry now.

OAFMods:
So it is under this govt your people started speaking the bars ba