Maritime
Buhari To Inaugurate Lekki Deep Sea Port, Jan
Following the completion of the $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Seaport, President Muhammadu Buhari will officially inaugurate the Port in January 2023 for commercial and maritime activities
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, diclosed this at a recent bi-annual Non-Oil Export Summit held in Lagos.
The Governor said the State government will continue to provide the space and opportunities for businesses to thrive.
He said work on the Lekki Deep Seaport had been completed and that the project would be inaugurated by the President in January 2023.
Sanwo Olu said when inaugurated, the facility will provide enormous opportunities for exporters to ply their trade and improve the export earnings of the country, especially in the non-oil sector.
He urged stakeholders to continue to promote a public-private partnership that will drive growth.
He further noted that the landlocked countries of Chad, Mali and Niger Republic have indicated interest of routing their cargoes through Nigeria, when the the Lekki Deep Seaport begins operation.