Senate President Godswill Akpabio has inaugurated the new Open-Mende-Ojota Link Bridge Project and the Multi-agency complex, Alausa, now known as Bola Ahmed Administrative Complex in Lagos State.
Akbabio represented President Bola Tinubu, who has been in Lagos for the past few days and is scheduled to embark on a two-day working visit to inaugurate about six key projects executed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
In a video shared on X by Sanwo-Olu’s aide, Jubril Gawat, on Wednesday, the Senate President unveiled the project alongside Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma; the senator representing Lagos East District, Tokunbo Abiru; Sanwo-Olu, and some other dignitaries.
While cutting the ribbon, he said, “On behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I commission these projects.”
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said the newly inaugurated Opebi-Ojota Link Bridge will reduce the time residents spend in traffic and improve their overall quality of life.
The governor noted that the bridge would ease pressure on existing roads and enhance traffic management efficiency.
“Now we have a brand-new bridge that will provide a direct connection from Opebi-Allen straight onto Ikorodu Road through the Odo Iya-Alaro and Mende corridor, creating a viable alternative route,” he said.
“It will reduce pressure on existing corridors such as Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Kudirat Abiola Road, and the Maryland axis. The objective is straightforward: to improve traffic efficiency with a noticeable impact even beyond the immediate environs.
“It will invariably improve the quality of life of all Lagosians, reduce the stress we go through, boost productivity, and allow more time to be spent at home with loved ones instead of being on the road,” the governor added.
Recall that the Special Adviser to Sanwo-Olu on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, in a post on X recently had said that the President would commission “iconic, transformative and legacy projects” delivered by his principal.
According to him, the projects include the Ojota-Opebi Link Bridge, the Lagos State Geographic Information Service building in Alausa, the Lagos State Multi-Agency Complex, the Tolu Schools Complex in Ajegunle, the Maracana Stadium, and the Lagos Food Logistics Hub in Abijo.
“Please join the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to welcome President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to a two-day working visit to our dear State. While here, the President will commission some of our iconic, transformative, and legacy projects,” Akosile stated.
