Re: I'll deliver 2nd Niger Bridge before 2015- Jonathan

I was tidying  and cleaning the house this weekend when I stumbled on an old Nigerian Vanguard Newspaper. The Newspaper was dated Tuesday September 13, 2011.
0n page 11, a particular news titled  ''I'll deliver 2nd Niger Bridge before 2015- Jonathan'' caught my attention. I left what I was doing and read the story again.

The story stated that the day before which was 12th September 2011, President Jonathan received the Ndigbo Leaders led by former Vice President Alex Ekwueme. These elders paid him a courtesy visit for winning the election and  Governor Peter Obi delivered the group's address where he catalogued various needs of the region. The President then used the visit to assure them that his government would ensure the completion of the second Niger Bridge before the end of his tenure in 2015. He said the issue of the second Niger Bridge is to be given adequate attention in the next four years. Below is what he said to the Ndigbo elders:

 '' luckily the Coordinating Minister of the economy is here, though the Minister of works, ( Onolemhemhe) is not here but I have already directed the Minister of Works to come up with a plan for us to commence work on the bridge. The Coordinating Minister will take it as one of our priority projects for the next three budget years or so God willing we should deliver the bridge before we conclude by 2015..."

2nd Niger Bridge

The President's term is ending in less than 2 months. IN fact if the Election was held as earlier scheduled in February 2015, we would have known if he will be re elected. So for four years, the assurance and promise of delivering the 2nd Niger Bridge and opening up the South Eastern part of Nigeria to more economic activities was not fulfilled. What you see above is the 2nd Niger Bridge as at today the 7th of March 2015. The Bridge is still at the level of excavation, sand-filling and ground breaking.

Amongst the elders that went with Ekwueme, was the former Governor of Anambra, Peter OBI, the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. Other members of the delegation include Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives,  Emeka Ihedioha, National Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance( APGA) Chief Victor OBI and the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnameka Achebe.

The end of the tenure of President Jonathan is few weeks away and the only thing left of that promise is the ground breaking ceremony  that was done last year 2014.
Funny though that the same igbos that had been lied to are the ones campaigning for Jonathan's re-election.