Peter Obi has paid tribute to Emmanuel Uduaghan, the former governor of Delta State, following his death. The Labour Party politician remembered the two of them teaming up to push for the Second Niger Bridge. That crossing, debated for decades, links Nigeria's south-east to the country's western side. Obi made a point of crediting Uduaghan's role in the advocacy, even after their political paths had diverged. Their joint campaign, he suggested, outlasted elections and party differences because the project mattered to millions of commuters and traders. Condolences have been arriving from across Nigerian politics since the news broke. Obi's remarks read as both a farewell and a reminder of how the bridge gained momentum.