Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, has said that the Lekki-Epe International Airport will be completed in two years.
Omotoso, while addressing reporters on the second-term plans of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, reiterated that the Sanwo-Olu administration is committed to completing all ongoing projects and leaving a good legacy.
The commissioner also said new iconic projects will be executed to give residents greater access to the dividends of democracy.
“The Lekki-Epe International Airport, which will take pressure off the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, will be built and completed in the life of this administration. The government is in talks with investors, and the project is expected to be completed within two years.
“The airport will be built on about 3,500 heactares of land, accommodate about 35 aircraft, and carry five million passengers a year. Contractors are being identified, and we’re talking to investors because it’s not something the state can fund alone from its balance sheet.”
The commissioner also said the medical university proposed by the governor will be established. “This is still on the drawing table, but I can assure you that it is close to the governor’s heart, especially to curb the japa syndrome and so that Lagosians can have greater access to better healthcare,” he added.
“Other iconic projects we have started—the Opening/Ojota Link Bridge, Massey Children Hospital, and a 500-bed mental health treatment and rehabilitation center—will all be completed,” he said.
Omotoso urged residents to rest assured that the government will finish all road projects, especially to ensure the smooth running of the intermodal transportation system it has put in place to ensure Lagosians enjoy easy commuting.
He added that the THEMES+ agenda for the second term is for social inclusion, youth, and women’s empowerment because the Sanwo-Olu administration is focused on empowering them ‘because no serious government will ignore the youths’.
