Fears of traffic congestion along Lekki axis if the Lekki Deep Seaport and Dangote Refinery become fully operation by residents of the area, has been allayed, as President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, to consult and submit a memorandum to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to link the Lekki Deep Sea Port with the railway network.
According to a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President gave the directive after inspecting the deep seaport project, during his working visit to Lagos State, praising the Minister’s efforts at making the project a reality.
“As part of his engagements in Lagos, the President inspected the rate of work done at the first Deep Sea Port in Nigeria located in Lagos Free Zone, 65Km east of Lagos.”
“In the course of the inspection, the President received firm assurances that the port, which has a concession period of 45 years and sits in a land area of 90 hectares, will be completed on schedule by September”