The Senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District, Senator Isah Jibrin (Echocho), has flagged off the construction and rehabilitation of three critical bridges across the senatorial district to enhance rural connectivity and facilitate agricultural commerce.
The projects, which comprise the Itagidi–Ajegwu Bridge, the Alade–Okura Alloma Bridge, and the Okete Bridge, are designed to open up agrarian communities, ease transportation bottlenecks, and provide local farmers with seamless access to regional markets.
Addressing the urgent infrastructural deficits in the zone, Senator Jibrin directed survey engineers to immediately commence technical assessments and prepare the Bill of Quantities for the Itagidi–Ajegwu Bridge. The existing structure has suffered severe erosion damage, threatening to cut off surrounding communities along the vital corridor linking Idah, the traditional seat of the Attah Igala, through Ajegwu to Itobe, Ajaokuta, and the state capital, Lokoja.
Similarly, the construction of the Alade–Okura Alloma Bridge is projected to provide a major alternative transit route connecting communities through Egume and Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, to other parts of Kogi East. Upon completion, the infrastructure will alleviate persistent transit challenges, stimulate commercial farming, and reduce post-harvest losses by enabling farmers to evacuate produce efficiently.
In the Dekina axis, the flag-off of the Okete Bridge will integrate isolated rural settlements and streamline the movement of farm produce to open markets. The intervention is expected to spur increased agricultural output, revitalize rural trade, and elevate the socioeconomic standing of the beneficiary communities across the district.
The three bridge projects form part of Senator Jibrin’s broader legislative and constituency intervention framework aimed at bridging rural infrastructure gaps and driving sustainable grassroots economic development in Kogi East.
