Newspointer August 25, 2024
By Martins Aboki
The Mayo-Kam bridge along Bali, Jalingo road has cut off due to heavy flooding that occur in river Mayo-Kam in Taraba state.
NIGERIAN NEWSPOINTER who visited the scene at Mayo-Kam in Bali local government area of Taraba on Sunday reports that the 45 year old bridge which is 88.5 klm away from Jalingo is affected by gully erosion.
Our reporter also reports that commuters as well as vehicles were using the ancient bridge as an alternative for vehicles, though heavy duty trucks could not pass on the narrow colonial bridge.
The development cut off vital roads linking some local governments in Taraba state which including Gashaka , Kurmi, Takum and Sardauna local government council respectively.
Also speaking further with NIGERIAN NEWSPOINTER, Alhaji Yakubu Mohammed, Controller, Federal Ministry of Works in Taraba said that the there had not been indicators and early signs of the disaster.
Mohammed however, said that there could be an emergency measure either by community efforts or any form of intervention to put in place to enable movement over the bridge.
The controller advised the public to avoid passage on the bridge pending when the bridge would be fixed.
He assured the public that he would make his report to the relevant authorities for quick intervention on the bridge.
Communities of Mayo-Kam who spoke with our reporter, passionately called on the state government to as a matter of urgency address the problem to ease the problems of commuter plying the road for commercial purpose.
According to them, the development will not only hinder movement, it will also impact negatively on farming activities.
“Transporting our farm products to the nearby markets will no doubt also be affected if the government failed to fixed it in time,” one of the local farmers said.
Our reporter reports that he disaster is coming two days after a similar scenario in Namnai, Gassol Local Government Area, where the major bridge linking Jalingo and Wukari as well as other parts of southern Nigeria was washed away by flood.
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