The First Niger Bridge has been reopened to the public, with campaign-style billboards featuring President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other political figures prominently displayed along the bridge.
A photograph circulating on social media shows large banners bearing images of Tinubu and another political figure, alongside messages promoting the Enugu–Onitsha Expressway and contrasting past road conditions with infrastructure development.
The reopening is associated with the Minister of Works, David Umahi, who oversees federal road infrastructure projects across Nigeria.
The development has drawn attention to the prominent display of political messaging on the bridge, a major transport link connecting parts of southeastern Nigeria with the rest of the country.
The First Niger Bridge is a critical route for commuters, traders and commercial vehicles travelling between Asaba in Delta State and Onitsha in Anambra State.
Further details about the circumstances surrounding the reopening, the duration of any closure and the official explanation for the billboards were not provided in the information accompanying the photograph.
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