The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode says the $2.6 billion Badagry Deep Sea Port Project will boost the Nigeria economy.
This is according to the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Habib Aruna, on the highlights of the governor’s meeting with the Executive Management of APM Terminals (Maersk Group) in London on Thursday.
The statement said Ambode met with the group’s representatives, Mr Morten Engelstoft, Chief Executive Officer designate of APM Terminals in Copenhagen, Denmark, alongside the Chairman, APM Terminal, Apapa, Chief Ernest Shonekan.
The statement said the project was expected to generate 500,000 direct and indirect jobs upon completion.
It said that Ambode pledged his government’s commitment to ensure that the interests of the host communities were duly considered alongside a sustainable regeneration and urban renewal of the area.
According to the statement, the governor affirmed the commitment of his administration to providing an enabling environment for businesses to thrive in the state.
On his part, Engelstoft restated the group’s commitment to the Badagry Deep Sea Port and assured the Governor that all business streams of the Maersk Group would be involved in ensuring the success of the project.
It will be recalled that Ambode had about three weeks ago in London, met with the representatives of APM Terminals led by the Head of Africa, Mr Peter Volkjaer Jorgensen.
