Speaking at the flag- off ceremony last weekend, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Engr. Omar Suleiman said that the projectwas recently approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for a whopping $124. 4Million.
According to Suleiman who was represented by the Acting Executive Director, Engineering and Technical Services, Engr. Sunny Nwobi, the developer of the project; Eko Support Services Limited is to build and operate the terminal for a lease period of 20 years for oil and gas operations.
The project entails the construction of; new 400m x 30m quay wall and deck on piles jetty in front of the existing facility, construction of finger jetties to support boat operations, dredging and reclamation, to carry out Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), report demolition of the four finger jetties among others.
Speaking, Engr. Nwobi said that: “We give appreciation to the President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan who with the FEC gave approval for all these important projects, it is a project that we ourselves will have done a long time ago, but because of the port reform challenges, by the time its completed, Lagos port will witness a new investment and it will introduce new dimension into the Lagos area”.
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