Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Nigerian Ports Authority and the Federal Ministry of Transportation on the successful berthing of the first ship at the Lekki Deep Sea Port in Lagos.
The vessel, Zhen Hua 28, delivered three Ship to Shores (STS) and 10 Rubber Tyre Gantries (RTG) cranes that will help in the evacuation of cargoes from vessels to the shore.
The statement by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, on Saturday in Abuja said that President Buhari congratulated all the stakeholders in the maritime sector over the feat.
Buhari said that the Sea port would create massive job opportunities, foreign investment inflows and trade facilitation.
He also commended the staff and management in the nation’s maritime sector, who are working round the clock to make the operationalisation of the Lekki Deep sea port before the end of the year a reality.
Buhari reassured them of his commitment to sustain investments in these new assets, adding that the nation’s maritime and aquatic resources are critical to the livelihoods of Nigerians and that the government will spare no effort in successfully harnessing the potential of the sector.
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