President Buhari directs railway link to Lekki Deep Sea Port
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to make plans towards linking the Lekki Deep Sea Port to the railway network.
The president said this when he inspected work done at the Deep Sea Port located in Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos on Tuesday.
In a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, President Buhari directed the transportation minister to consult and bring up a memorandum for linking the Deep Sea Port to the railway network to the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
“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, and directed him to consult and bring up a memorandum to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to link the facility with the railway network.
“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 on a land area of 90 hectares, will be completed on schedule by September,” the statement read.
