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Umahi directs display of Tinubu’s pictures on First Niger Bridge

Source: Punch Nigeria · 24 Sep 2026, 11:52 UTC
Umahi directs display of Tinubu’s pictures on First Niger Bridge
Image: Punch Nigeria · original report

Works Minister David Umahi has instructed officials to display President Bola Tinubu’s pictures on the First Niger Bridge, according to Punch Nigeria. The report says the directive was intended to acknowledge what Umahi described as the President’s intervention, but provides no further details about the project or the display.

Works Minister David Umahi has directed that pictures of President Bola Tinubu be displayed on the First Niger Bridge, Punch Nigeria reports. The instruction was presented as a way of appreciating Tinubu’s intervention concerning the bridge. The available report does not specify the nature of the intervention or identify the officials responsible for carrying out the directive.

It also does not provide details about when the pictures would be displayed, how long they would remain in place or whether the instruction forms part of a broader government programme. The First Niger Bridge is referenced in the report as the location concerned. No response from other officials or groups is included in the supplied material.

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