The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), LT General Yusuf Tukur Buratai will on Monday, September 14 commission a bailing bridge constructed on Osun river along Kuta Ikoyi-Ede bridge road in Kuta in Osun state.
The bridge which links Kuta, Ede and other communities has been neglected for several decades before the intervention of the Nigerian Army under the leadership of Buratai.
This was made known in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday by Olowu Kuta, Oba Hammed Adekunle Makama.
The monarch who thanked the Nigerian Army for constructing the bridge, said his forefathers had been on it for over 100 years ago.
The statement reads: “To God be the glory. Alhamdulillah! Families and friends, please join us as we welcome our Hero that changed the cause of my community and adjoining communities historical perspective.
“The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) LT General TY Buratai will be commissioning the agelong Kuta Ikoyi Ede Bridge. My forefathers have been on this project for more than 100yrs but
Buratai led Nigeria Army has finally broken the Jinx.
“God bless Federal Republic of Nigeria, God bless and strengthen Nigeria Army, God bless my dear state of Osun. Keep a date with us 14th September 2020.”
