Bauchi Governor cries out as important road linking Bauchi- Gombe collapses

From Paul Orude Bauchi

Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala  Mohammed has cried out to the Federal Government for urgent intervention following the collapse of the bridge linking Gombe- and Bauchi States yet again.

The collapse of the bridge has been a recurrent phenomenon  every rainy season, preventing hitch-free movement of commuters from Bauchi and Gombe States.

It collapsed three times  in 2022 following the failure to repair it by the Federal Government but was only partly mended with pieces of rocks to provide temporary measures.

Governor Mohammed visited the site of the collapsed bridge and called on the Federal Government  to find a permanent solution to the problem

He spoke during an unscheduled inspection visit on Sunday to the failed portion at Kalajanga, the village where the bridge linking the two states collapsed due to a heavy rainfall over the weekend.

Following the latest development, motorists playing the road are stranded  with no choice but to follow the Gombe – Dukku – Darazo highway  to Bauchi, Jos and Abuja

Mohammed who saw the level of damage, ordered the contractor handling the road project to create an alternative road before official reconstruction of the bridge.