The Federal Government has approved the Lagos State Government’s proposed construction of the Lekki International Airport, within the Lekki-Epe axis of the state.
This disclosure was made by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Jubril Gawat, in a tweet he shared on Tuesday.
He said, “The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, officially receives the Federal Government Approval for the Lekki Epe Airport today at the Lagos Economic Summit, Ehingbeti 2022 at the Eko Hotel and Suites.”
Recall that a few days ago, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Public Private Partnership, Ope George, had hinted to the public of the state’s proposal to commence the construction of a new airport at the Lekki corridor.
According to Nairametrics, the Federal Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, presented the approval on behalf of the Federal Government at the ongoing 2022 Ehingbeti Lagos Economic Summit, held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The Minister of Aviation, while making his presentation said, ‘’In the name of God the most merciful, we in the Civil Aviation Ministry are pleased to issue out this approval to Lagos state. May it be a vision to Lagos, to its people, its future, its fortune, the country, and to humanity.
According to some earlier reports, the proposed Lekki Airport project is projected to cost about $450 million in its first phase and had originally been planned to commence operations in 2012.
The construction of the Lekki airport is expected to kick off in 2023 on 3,500 hectares of land, with the master plan and aeronautical designs already in place.
The airport when operational will help decongest the ever-busy Murtala Muhammed Airport at Ikeja, Lagos State as it is expected to cater to a minimum of 5 million people yearly and will be constructed in partnership with local and foreign investors.
