The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has criticized the Federal Ministry of Works Controller for Lagos State, Olukorede Kesha, for closing the Independence Bridge without prior approval, stating that such decisions require ministerial clearance.
He disclosed this on Thursday while speaking to newsmen in Lagos, as captured by News Central Television Channel, in reaction to the gridlock experienced on Wednesday following the bridge’s closure for rehabilitation works.
Umahi explained that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was displeased with the severe traffic congestion and directed him to intervene.