[imagesource: Twitter / @AJEnglish]

Politicians and officials will turn up at the opening of a letter if they think it makes them look good.

A special word of mention for President Cyril Ramaphosa and his pothole-fixing antics over the weekend. We see you, and we think you look ridiculous.

Still, our president didn’t look anywhere near as ridiculous as the officials who gathered for the opening of a new bridge in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

According to NDTV, the bridge was built in order to help locals cross a river during the rainy season.

The temporary structure that was there before the bridge used to break frequently…

One of the videos shows officials standing on the bridge to formally inaugurate it during an official event. The inauguration would have been complete with the cutting of a red ribbon tied at one end of the bridge.

Out come the scissors, snip goes the ribbon, and then it all goes very, very wrong:

Funniest video you will see in the internet today where a Bridge collapses while being commissioned in DRC Congo😁
Welcome to Africa pic.twitter.com/PTVoh01LXg

— Omwamba 🇰🇪 (@omwambaKE) September 6, 2022

It’s believed the incident took place last week.

The mad scramble for safety was filmed from another angle:

This is the moment a bridge collapsed whilst being opened by officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/5ej5U9WC3V

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) September 6, 2022

Look, it’s tough not to laugh at how ridiculous these officials have been made to look.

On the other hand, the bridge was built to help people in the area and they’re now worse off.

In the end, nobody really wins.

[source:ndtv]