Lekki Port Will Increase Tonnage For Nigeria – Sambo 

The Minister of Transportation Alhaji Muazu Sambo, has said the Lekki deep-sea port project will bring about more tonnage, more cargo, more revenue for the port and the nation.

Sambo gave the declaration on Sunday in Jalingo the headquarters of Taraba state while speaking with newsmen.

The Minister said the port, will also create over 112, 000 direct and indirect jobs  adding that the importance of the project would impact positively on the nation’s economy.

He noted saying,”That means, more tonnage, more cargo, more revenue for the port and for the country, more economic activities.

The Minister said Lekki  port project is the first of it’s kind to be in operation  in Nigeria, pointing out that “It is significant because the largest ships in the world can berth at the Port.

“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 deep-sea port.

“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.