Chief John Jacobs, a Community leader and Chief in
Elebele community in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa on Friday appealed
for the speedy repair of Elebele bridge which collapsed on Thursday.
The bridge which connects the state capital, Yenago to
Ogbia, Nembe and Brass caved in when a truck laden with crushed granite stone
was crossing to a construction site.
The development left scores of vehicles on both sides of
the bridge stranded while residents gathered to watch the truck which fell into
the river.
“This bridge is
very important to us because this is the only road to and out of our community
and it leads to the oilfields across Ogbia land and it is here that oil was
first discovered in the whole West African region.
“Our people rely on the bridge to convey our agricultural
produce to the state capital as well as other economic activities so you can
see that the bridge is strategic to us all.
“We appeal to the state and federal government and Shell
to swing to action immediately because we have not alternative.” Jacobs said
It was also gathered that the bridge was constructed in
1986 by Shell Petroleum Development Company to gain access to its oilfields in
the area. (
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