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Badagry Deep Seaport To Still Go On – House Of Rep Member
A house of representatives member, Babatunde Hunpe, on Friday, gave assurances to members of his constituents that the Badagry deep seaport will still go on.
This is as the delays experienced in the execution of the seaport is due to steps taken to ensure the fulfillment of the processes involved in the project.
The assurance was given by Hunpe, who represents Badagry federal constituency on the sidelines of the presentation of relief materials by the Nigerian maritime administration and safety agency (NIMASA) to internally displaced persons (IDPS) in Lagos.
Hunpe noted that the project which had been discussed on the floor of the house when the issue of Apapa gridlock was discussed is necessary in order to decongest container traffic at the Apapa port.
It can be recalled that the federal government had earlier approved the construction of the $2 billion Ibom deep seaport to help decongest the container traffic at the Apapa ports.
This is in addition to the Lekki deep seaport which is expected to commence operations in the first quarter of 2023.
The deep seaport is located in the Gberefun area of Badagry, along the Lagos-Badagry expressway, about 55 Kilometres west of the Apapa and tin can island port complexes.