The Federal Government has stated that once completed, the Lekki Deep Seaport project will provide 112,000 jobs for Nigerians.
Mu’azu Sambo, the Minister of Transportation, stated this to journalists on Sunday in Jalingo, Taraba State’s capital.
Sambo stated that the port, which is Nigeria’s second largest after Onne Deep-Sea Port, would increase tonnage and revenue for the port and the country.
He further said that the project would impact positively on the nation’s economy.
The minister said, “The Lekki Deep Sea Port project is the second after Onne Deep Sea Port in Nigeria. It is significant because the largest ships in the world can berth at the Port. That means, more tonnage, more cargo, more revenue for the port and for the country, more economic activities; 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.”