2nd niger bridge: Oshiomhole must apologise to Nigerians, say CSOs

The Coalition of Civil Societies for the
Emancipation of Edo State, CCSE, has called on
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State to take
the path of honour and apologise to Nigerians for
misleading and misinforming them over his alleged
statement that N140 billion had been expended on
consultancy services for the 2nd Niger Bridge project
and that $700 million was surreptitiously moved
from the Sovereign Wealth Fund, SWF, for the same
bridge.
This is coming on the heels of the Nigerian Sovereign
Investment Authority, NSIA’s, declaration, that it had
only spent about N14 billion on the project and that
the money include N10 billion as part of the N18.3
billion so far released by the Federal Government
for the project, which had been disbursed for early
construction work on the bridge.
NSIA also said that about $2.2 million only had been
spent as consultancy on the project, including
feasibility studies, legal due diligence, environmental
impact assessment, traffic studies, and engineering
design.
Lampooning Oshiomhole over his antics and
unverified statements, Coordinator CCSE, Mr.
Okharedia Ihimekpen, said Oshiomhole must tender
apology to Nigerians, and put a stop to his
inflammatory statements.