President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, has stated the second Niger bridge is called after the president.

Ahmad said the Second Niger Bridge is called after Buhari and not the immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan.

In a series of tweets, the presidential aide shared a video of the 1.6 km bridge on social media, which he described as a major connection point in between 2 financially essential areas in Nigeria.

According to Ahmad: “Ladies and gentlemen, the Muhammadu Buhari Bridge (MBB), a 1.6 KM Bridge that will be a significant connection point between 2 economically crucial areas in Nigeria.”

Some Twitter users objected to the name, saying the bridge must be called Second Niger Bridge, and not Buhari.

@Arizona_CF, objected, tweeted: “The name is 2nd Niger Bridge. Any other name doesn’t stand a chance.”

@Greenaetion said, “It is not Muhammadu Buhari Bridge and it can never ever be. It wasn’t Buhari who initiated the job nor did he utilize his wage to build the Bridge. That’s 2nd Niger Bridge or Southern Link Bridge.”

Reacting, Ahmad firmly insisted that the bridge will be named Buhari and not Jonathan

He tweeted, “So, can we call it Goodluck Jonathan Bridge for sketching the bridge? The bridge is to be called ‘Muhammadu Buhari Bridge’, check out the name once again and let it sink in your head.”

The Second Niger Bridge, which links Onitsha and Asaba, started during Jonathan’s administration in 2014.