UNIEC CONDEMNS ATTEMPT TO POLITICIZE FIRST NIGER BRIDGE
UNITED IGBO ELDERS CONGRESS (UNIEC) RC No. 8583834 MEDIA STATEMENT UNIEC CONDEMNS ATTEMPT TO POLITICIZE FIRST NIGER BRIDGE, CALLS FOR PRIORITY ATTENTION TO DILAPIDATED ACCESS ROADS The United Igbo Elders Congress Worldwide (UNIEC) has received with concern reports of a directive ordering the removal of existing advertisements on the First Niger Bridge and their replacement with images associated with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. As a non-partisan, non-governmental, and pan-Igbo elder-statesmen organization committed to national unity, good governance, and responsible public accountability, UNIEC considers such a development unfortunate and reflective of a growing tendency to politicize public infrastructure funded by Nigerian taxpayers. The First Niger Bridge is a national asset belonging to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Nigerian people. Its maintenance, rehabilitation, and preservation are statutory responsibilities of the Federal Government, financed from public funds...