Gboah.com: NEW AIRPORT TO BE BUILT IN LEKKI,LAGOS

NEW AIRPORT TO BE BUILT IN LEKKI,LAGOS

The Lagos state government recently announced its plans to build a new airport along the Lekki-Epe axis.

According to Jubril Gawat, the governor of Lagos State's senior special assistant (SSA) for new media, who claimed Ope George, the governor's special adviser on public-private partnerships (PPPs), the project will start next year and be built on a 3,500 acre plot of land.

He tweeted:

“The Lagos state government has declared its readiness to construct a new airport on the Lekki-Epe axis of the State, disclosed by the special adviser to the governor on public private partnerships (PPP) Mr. Ope George yesterday.

“He revealed that governor Jide Sanwo-Olu-led government has sought and obtained approval from the federal government for the construction of the new airport in Lagos.

“The project is expected to take off in the year 2023, it will be constructed on 3,500 hectares of land, master plan and aeronautical designs are in place; while studies are ongoing about strategies, funding and other issues, after which the project will be taken to the market place.

“The special adviser also stated that the airport, which is expected to cater to a minimum of five million people yearly, will be constructed in partnership with local and foreign investors.”

 


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