Managers of the Lekki Free Zone and the Lagos Free Zone have expressed satisfaction at the Federal Government’s responsiveness to their concerns regarding the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project.
News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the managers expressed the satisfaction during a stakeholder engagement on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project in Lagos, Friday.
They emphasised the importance of road infrastructure to the zones for attracting investment, facilitating business activities, and ensuring smooth cargo evacuation.
They commended the willingness of the Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, to address the needs of the zones, saying it was a demonstration of Federal Government’s commitment to ease of doing business and industrial development.
Managing Director, Lagos Free Zone, Mrs Adesua Ladoja, expressed gratitude to the minister for effective communications and proactive engagements with all the free zones, regarding the road project.
She emphasised the importance of stakeholder engagements in planning.
She thanked the minister for addressing their concerns and needs adequately.
She described the Lekki Economic Area as encompassing 16,500 hectares, noting the significant infrastructure development occurring within it stressing the importance of proper cargo evacuation in the area and acknowledged the government’s commitment to ease of doing business and continued industrialisation.
This, she said, was demonstrated by the government’s focus on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project.
Besides, Deputy Managing Director, Lekki Free Zone, Mrs Bolatito Ajibode, expressed satisfaction with the outcomes of the stakeholder engagement with the minister of works.
She said that the minister’s commitment addressed the concerns of the stakeholders.
She described the road project as a major business enabler, particularly for attracting investors.
The deputy managing director, who highlighted the crucial role of a good road network pointed out that, given the presence of a port in the area, the highway would complement existing infrastructure and boost economic activity within the Lekki Free Zone. NAN
