To successfully tap huge economic potentials available in the maritime sector, the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has assured relevant Stakeholders of the management resolve to provide enabling environment and infrastructure for investors.
According to the NPA boss, renewed efforts are being encouraged by way of partnership, collaboration and improved synergy amongst key players in the industry towards ensuring that the Management thrusts are realised within the nearest possible time.
Bala Usman, who was represented by the General Manager (Land and Asset Administration) Engineer Adams Jatto made these remarks whilst on a working visit with the visiting Presidential team, the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission [ICRC] led by its Acting Director General, Chidi Izuwah to the Lagos Free Zone [LFTZ] located in Lekki, Lagos .
The acting Director General informed the gathering that the Presidential team was in Lekki Deep Sea Port to have a firsthand information and assessment of the state of infrastructural development that has taken place in the project since the Committee’s last visit with a view to providing all necessary technical support for its swift take off.
According to him, the Lekki Port project when completed would facilitate amongst others a platform for the creation of 170,000 jobs for Nigerians, generate an increased revenue base for government and most importantly strengthen the Federal Government’s drive for the Ease of Doing Business in Nigeria as well as create an enabling environment for bigger vessels.
The General Manager Projects, Lekki Deep Sea Port, Mr Steven Heukelom, while conducting the guests on a tour of the facilities within the Ports stated that when completed in 2020, the project would boast a 16.5 meter depth base, thereby facilitating trans-shipment within sub-Sahara Africa.
