Former President Goodluck Jonathan will on Monday commission the 1.15km Afi-Ukontighe bridge project completed by Governor Udom Emmanuel in Mbo local government area of the state.
The Special Assistant to Governor Udom Emmanuel on Research and Documentation, Mr. Essien Ndueso, disclosed this while conducting newsmen round the bridge project in Mbo council on Friday.
He said the bridge is part of a 19km road constructed by Governor Emmanuel from Mbo to Etebi in the Esit Eket local government area of the state.
Essien said the bridge is among 40 bridges constructed by Governor Emmanuel across the 31 local government areas in the state as part of the completion agenda of his administration.
He said the Afi- Ukontighe bridge was initiated by former governor Godswill Akpabio’s administration but later neglected and abandoned.
“This bridge as you all know was initiated by governor Godswill Akpabio in 2008. Since then, it has been a sad story of neglect and poor contractual procedures, and disagreement,” he said.
