The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $45,303,000 for an in-depth feasibility study and engineering design for a new transportation route alignment serving the four Western seaports.
Minister of Transportation Sa’idu Alkali disclosed this at a briefing of State House bureau editors and correspondents after the FEC meeting on Monday.
According to Alkali, the proposed route alignment would connect the Badagry Deep Seaport to Tincan, link Tincan to Apapa, and establish connections from the Lekki Seaport to Ijebu-Ode, as well as extending to Kajola and the Lagos-Kano-Maradi railway project.
Alkali explained that the goal of this initiative was to bolster economic development by connecting Western ports with the inland regions, which would subsequently boost GDP and stimulate economic activity.
“You are all aware transportation is one of the key priority areas of President Tinubu’s administration, and it is an enabler of economic growth.
“So the Federal Executive Council has granted approval for a detailed feasibility studies and engineering design of a proposed route alignment from Badagry Deep Seaport to Tincan, Tincan to Apapa, Lekki Seaport to Ijebu-Ode and to Kajola,” he said
Alkali further explained that the project aimed to link the Western port to the hinterland, noting that currently, only Apapa Port was linked with a red line.
He said the contract was awarded at a cost of $45,303,000, emphasizing that the project would further grow Nigeria’s GDP and enhance economic activities on completion.
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