The Fourth Mainland Bridge Project Expected to Generate Employment for 5000 Individuals – Mr. Gbenga Omotoso

The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso has said that a contractor has been selected for the construction of the Fourth Mainland Bridge project which will take huge traffic off the first, second and third mainland bridges thereby reducing travel time for motorists.

He added that the project will also create about 5000 jobs for young engineers and train students on how such infrastructure is built while properties along the project corridor are expected to appreciate geometrically.

Omotoso, who disclosed this during an interview on “Morning Delight”, a Lagos Television programme on Wednesday, also spoke on the cost implication of the Blue Rail Line. The Commissioner said he had heard some uninformed people comparing the cost with that of Djibouti, Ethiopia Rail Line.

He opined that there was no basis for comparison between them because the Blue Rail Line is the only rail line in Africa that was built across a water body and piling had to be done. This, he said, was not the situation with the Djibouti Rail Line which is not on an elevated platform like the Blue Rail. “So, the cost, the equipment and expertise deployed must be different”, he stated.

Declaring that it was preposterous for people to just make such a comparison and allege corruption in building the rail line. Omotoso admonished the public commentators to seek knowledge and research into matters of interest before they go to the public domain to make false statements about issues that they have little or no knowledge about.