Lagos Government on Friday said plans are underway to build a new airport in the Lekki-Epe axis of the state.
Lifestyle Nigeria reports that Jubril Gawat, senior special assistant (SSA) to the governor of Lagos state on new media, disclosed this in a series of tweets.
Quoting Ope George, special adviser to the governor on public private partnerships (PPPs), Gawat said the project is expected to begin next year, and would be constructed on a 3,500 hectares of land.
“The Lagos state government has declared its readiness to construct a new airport on the Lekki-Epe axis of the State, disclosed by the special adviser to the governor on public private partnerships (PPP) Mr. Ope George yesterday,” Gawat tweeted.