The Federal Government has given an approval for the construction of the Lekki- Epe International airport on Monday while adding that the project, upon completion, would cater for about five million air travelling passengers around Lekki, Ajah, and Epe axis of Lagos State annually.
This was as Lagos State officially received the Federal Government’s instrument authorising it to commence the airport project.
While officially handling over the approval letter for development of the airport to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday at the opening ceremony of the 2022 edition of the Lagos Economic Summit tagged, ‘Ehingbeti’ in Victoria Island, Lagos, the Aviation Minister, Hadi Abubakar Sirika, said the state was qualified to embark on the project, looking at the cosmopolitan nature of Lagos.
He said the proposed airport was crucial for the Lagos economy, especially as the state embarked on its 30-year development plan to make it the model mega city in Africa and one of the best in the world.
“The airport would be effective in linking Lagos with Africa and the rest of the world, through the aviation industry. Hence, aviation has the uniqueness to link markets and opportunities, which Lagos can offer.
“The Lekki airport is the appropriate step in the right direction.”
The Co-chair of Ehingbeti 2022, Mary Iwelumo, said Ehingbeti was an important platform for private and public sector stakeholders in Lagos State to engage around the state developmental agenda as it continued to be an invaluable tool for molding the growth ambition
