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Amaechi applauds progress of work at Lekki deep seaport

The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has applauded the pace of work at the Lekki Deep Seaport project while expressing hope that operational and commercial services at the port would commence by the last quarter of 2022.
The Minister, while on an assessment tour of the port site last Saturday, in the company of senior government functionaries and heads of relevant agencies including Acting Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello-Koko and Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers Council, Hon. Emmanuel Jime described the level of construction work as very impressive and commended the Bello-Koko-led Management of NPA for availing the contractors the necessary support.
Amaechi charged the contractors to sustain the tempo of work while urging them to re-double their efforts to ensure the scheduled commissioning date and commencement of cargo operations is achieved.
Speaking to the project contractors on his observations, the Minister said: “the last time we came, there was no quay wall, just the breakwaters. But today, there are many visible improvements. It doesn’t mean that you have delivered; it simply means you will achieve it.
The Chief Operating Officer of Lekki Port/Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ), Laurence Smith, thanked the Minister and his team for the visit.
He acknowledged the support and synergy provided by the Bello-Koko led Management of the NPA, especially in the procurement of Vessel Tracking System (VTS) for the Lekki channel and other port locations in the country; procurement of two (2) 80 tons bollard pull ASG Tugboats and two (2) pilot boats for deployment to the Lekki Deep Seaport.
Meanwhile, the Lekki port will have a truck parking area with a capacity for 300 trucks to avoid indiscriminate parking of trucks on the access road to the port when it becomes operational in the next few months.
Construction is ongoing for reefer connections to handle perishable commodities; erection of light masts which will be 25m high, so that the whole area is fully lit 24hrs daily.
Equity owners of the Lekki Deep Seaport are Tolaram Group, China Harbour Engineering Company, Lagos State Government and Nigerian Ports Authority (on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria).
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