The Federal Government has firmly dismissed claims circulating on social media that the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos is shaking or damaged.
These allegations, spread across platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook, suggest that a section of the 11-kilometer bridge is unstable and unsafe for use. However, officials have labeled these rumors as completely baseless and designed to mislead the public.
During an inspection of the bridge with journalists on Thursday, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Olukorede Kesha, assured citizens that there was no truth to the circulating messages. She emphasized that the structure remains safe and sound, urging the public to ignore any misleading information.
“The honourable minister has directed that I come out and tell Lagosians and Nigerians that there is nothing wrong with the bridge,” Kesha stated.
“The rumour is the handiwork of mischief columnists – those who are idle and those who think that the political atmosphere is too quiet for them.
“That is why we have come here. I took time with you people (journalists) to go through the entire length of the 11km bridge.
“We drove round this, we came back and we saw that there is nothing amiss,” Kesha said.
“We are using this opportunity to tell the motoring public, Lagosians and all Nigerians that the bridge is safe, the integrity is not in doubt.
“After all, it is the same bridge that we ply, Lagosians ply and the ministry’s officials ply,” Kesha said.
