Michika bridge linking Adamawa and Borno States has been damaged by heavy downpour that also paralysed business activities in the boundary communities.
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri who visited the damaged bridge wanted the federal ministry of works to revoke the contract with some construction companies handling the infrastructure that was damaged by Boko Haram insurgents in Adamawa north senatorial district.
Fintiri was frightened by security and economic implications of the infrastructure to residents of the two states.
This may not be the best time for the residents of Michika and Madagali, two of the Seven local governments in the Northern senatorial zone of Adamawa State overran by the dreaded Boko Haram fighters in 2014.
They have been disconnected again from the country as the bridges linking them with the state capital and neighbouring Borno State and Cameroon republic have been cutoff after a heavy downpour that paralysed economic activities in the area.
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri who visited Dilchim and Kudzum bridges described as counterproductive attitude of the contracting firm handling the project.
He spoke on security and economic implications of the project as well as advised federal government to revoke it in the interest of end users.
The traumatised residents of Michika and Madagali expressed concern over the destroyed bridge and urging fast attention by the federal government.
Representative of the contracting firm handling one of the bridges says they have mobilised resources to the site.
The federal ministry of works was said to have awarded repairing of the bridge to some companies in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s rehabilitation initiative process.
We join the governor and his entourage to the site of another bridge damaged by Boko Haram, in which the contractor and his personnel were not on site but residents expressed pleasure with the spate of work.
Adamawa residents are grateful to federal government in restoring permanent peace to the state but want more especially in resettling displaced persons.
The Michika and Madagali residents are predominantly farmers and are thus affected by the collapsed bridge as they may no longer transport their produce to desired points.
They are also worried by likely security threat as they have now been disconnected from their only escape route.
