Following the collapse of the Elebele bridge, one of the major bridges linking Ogbia communities to Bayelsa state capital, caused by a crossing heavy duty truck, a group has call on Government and multinationals to rise to the occasion of constructing a more befitting bridge to replace the collapsed bridge.
The group made their position known in a statement by its spokesperson Nelson Abali, Esq.
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ELEBELE COLLAPSED BRIDGE: VOWBO CALLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BEFITTING BRIDGE
The Voters Without Borders, VOWBO, hereby send a Save Our Souls (SOS) call to Government at all levels, Multinational Corporations- especially the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, Disaster Management/Development Intervention Agencies, the International Community, the Organised Private Sector and Philantropic Individuals to jointly or singularly evacuate the collapsed Elebele Bridge and construct a befitting new one across the Creek in the Community, which links parts of Ogbia Local Government Area to the rest of Bayelsa State and the World.
The Oil-rich Elebele Community which is home to numerous registered Voters, hosts the State-owned Palm Plantation.
The cave-in of the over twenty three (23) years old iron-make-low-weight-about- a-kilometre Bridge will negatively affect economic activities, transportation and security, as such, there is urgent need to construct a new one.
Speaking shortly after visiting the scene and been conducted round by the Community’s Youth President-elect, Azi Okala as well as an indigenous Media Personaliy, O. J. Jacob; VOWBO’s SpokesPerson, Nelson Abali, Esq. said the “construction of state-of-the-art Infrastructure is best practice”.
“Infrastructural maintenance culture should be imbibed”.
“Overstressing of infrastructural Facilities is not healthy”.
“Our Peoples development gaps must be bridged”.
“A stitch in time saves Nine”.
“njury to one is injury to all”.
Nelson Abali, Esq.
SpokesPerson
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