By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos –
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Lagos praised the efforts of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, towards making the Lekki Deep Sea Port a reality.
The president also directed the Minister to consult and bring up a memorandum to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to link the facility with the railway network.
The president’s directives was contained in a statement issued by his spokesman Malam Garba Shehu on Tuesday.
President Buhari, the statement said also 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.
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