Lekki port’ll provide 112,000 jobs to Nigerians – Minister

The Lekki Deep-Sea Port project is expected to create 112,000 jobs to Nigerians upon its completion.

Minister of Transportation, Alhaji Muazu Sambo, gave the hint on Sunday while speaking to newsmen in Jalingo.

He said that the port, which was second in Nigeria after Onne Deepsea Port, has the potentials to garner more revenues for the country.

The minister also said hat the project would impact positively on the nation’s economy.

“The Lekki deep-sea port project, which is the second after Onne Deep Sea Port in Nigeria is very significant, because the largest ships in the world can berth at the Port.

“That means, more tonnage, more cargo, more revenue for the port and for the country, more economic activities.

“And above all, more jobs, like I said, over 112,000 both direct and indirect jobs will be created as a result of the creation of the Lekki deepsea port.

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“This will be in the first few years and as time goes on and as activities expand, the number of the jobs will even multiply and that is what is good for us.

“For as more jobs we have, the more our ability to put food on the table of many Nigerians,” Sambo said.

Sambo said that his redeployment from the federal ministry of Works and Housing to Transportation would not affect the ongoing execution of road projects in the state.

According to him, the ongoing road projects in the state will be completed to the latter.

Sambo assured that he would explore the option of ‘Corporate Social Responsibilities’ from agencies in the Federal Ministry of Transportation, which would positively impact on the lives of the people in the state.

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