Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State, has secured the backing of the China Airport Construction Company (CACC) for the construction of a new airport in the Lekki area of Lagos.
During his trip to Beijing, China, as part of his ongoing efforts to enhance infrastructure and improve efficiency in Lagos, Sanwo-Olu engaged in discussions with the China Airport Construction Company to explore potential collaboration in the development of the new airport.
Addressing the management of CACC, Sanwo-Olu expressed Lagos’ eagerness to expedite the construction of the airport.
He said: “We have a plan in Lagos to build our airport. We plan to see if we can identify partners; real partners who understand our market, seek the potential of our market, and appreciate that it is a market that has the potential to grow and take the lead.
“We are the most active and financially capable state in the country (Nigeria). So, it is something that we can develop further. A few other airports have also approached us. We haven’t made any final decision yet. We are hoping that we will be able to do that in the next couple of months so that we can push things forward.”
In its presentation, the China Airport Construction Company (CACC), expressed willingness to partner with the Lagos State Government to realise Governor Sanwo-Olu’s vision of constructing a brand-new airport in the Lekki area of the State.
The Managing Director of CACC, Kui Yu said, “the company has been following the development trajectory of Lagos State and Nigeria as a whole, noting that the country is rated highly in Africa, socially and economically.”
“China Airport Construction Company has the necessary wherewithal to help Lagos State achieve its desired goal,” he added.
Sanwo-Olu is accompanied on the trip by the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi; Chairman, House Committee on Transportation, Hon. Temitope Adewale; Chairman, House Committee on Environment parastatals, Hon. Rasheed Shabi; Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Mrs. Abimbola Akinajo and Director, Rail Transport, Mr. Olasunkanmi Okusaga among others.
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