Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to delivering the proposed Lekki International Airport and other landmark infrastructure projects across the state.
Sanwo-Olu expressed the commitment contained in a statement signed by Mr Gboyega Akosile, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity on Saturday in Lagos.
The governor spoke during a guided tour and official visit to Alaro City and the Universal One Development along the Lekki-Epe Expressway.
Accompanied by members of the Lagos State Executive Council and top government officials, the governor revealed that regulators from the aviation industry would arrive in Lagos next week for a review and site inspection.
According to the statement, this inspection will pave the way for the commencement of construction on the Lekki International Airport, a project expected to drive future investments in the state.
During the two-hour tour, Sanwo-Olu visited four companies within Alaro City—Ariel Foods, BUA, TY Danjuma Logistics Park, and Universal Homes—underscoring the government’s commitment to fostering economic growth and infrastructural development.
“We commend Alaro City for the amount of physical infrastructure that has been laid on the ground to encourage businesses and investors to come down to the city.
“As a government, we have put in place infrastructure to be able to receive investments in this corridor.
“We need to give credit to the visionary President Bola Tinubu, who initiated and started the Lekki Free Trade Zone about two decades ago, and I was uniquely opportuned to be part of his team at that time.
“We have seen successive growth since then,” he said.
The governor also disclosed that work would soon begin on the Green Line Rail project, “which is from Marina to Lekki,” noting that the funding for the project was being put together.
“Alaro City is a success story. We want to encourage investors that are still on the borderline that you need to make a call now because things are moving very fast.
“We thank all Lagosians for believing in our city and state.
“The Lekki-Epe Expressway will open and will continue opening up for investment into this part of the city.
“There is a plan for the Green Line Rail, which will eventually come to this neighbourhood.
“There are additional life-changing projects that are happening outside of what has happened in the last 10-15 years.
“I am extremely excited knowing fully what this place will be in another 10 years from now,” the governor said.
Also, the Chairman of Alaro City, Mr Ayo Gbeleyi, said that the Lekki Free Trade Zone corridor was the right place to invest based on the huge infrastructural development by the Lagos state government in the zone.
Similarly, the Managing Director of Alaro City, Mr Yomi Ademola, commended the partnership between the state government and the private organisations.
According to him, this has attracted investments to Lagos and created more job opportunities for the residents.
Ademola commended the Sanwo-Olu-led administration for the delivery of key infrastructural projects in different parts of Lagos State.
He particularly referred to such projects like the Lekki axis of the state, the Lekki Deep Sea Port and Phase I of the six-lane rigid pavement Lekki-Epe Expressway, as well as the proposed Lekki Airport and Green Line Rail.