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10-Lane Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Ferry Services Now Top Priority - Fashola

Apr 17, 2009 - Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Friday disclosed that the construction of the 10-lane Lagos-Badagry Expressway and provision of ferry services in the State are two major projects currently on the priority list of his administration.

Governor Fashola, who fielded questions from journalists at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja, on his way to Ekiti State, declared that work is to commence in earnest on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway as the contractor has been fully paid and will soon move to site.

He also disclosed that the ferry services of the State would soon be formally launched with work rapidly progressing on the construction of jetties and provision of operational platform for them.

According to the Governor, “There are two major projects on our priority list. One is the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The contract has formally been awarded; the contractor has been fully paid and will move to site within a very short time”.

“The second is the ferry service which will be formally launched very soon, even as we are constructing the jetties and providing operational platform for them” ,Governor Fashola said, adding that a lot is currently going on across the State by way of infrastructural renewal.

Calling on Lagosians to be law-abiding in order to create the right environment for development, Governor Fashola declared, “We just continue to appeal to Lagosians to be tolerant, to be law abiding as they have always been and we think they will not regret it”.

The Governor added that if the people continue to maintain the atmosphere of peaceful relations, they would not regret the outcome of the current infrastructural renewal going on across the State.

“A lot is going on, but we will like to finish before we say we are ready”, Governor Fashola said, adding, “Clearly we have been better for it in the last 23 months and we will be better for it in the future”.