Lagos to Concession 10-Lane Okokomaiko-Seme Border Road Project
Reveals plan to ensure stable power supply
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the weekend disclosed that the state government was ready to concession Okokomaiko-Seme Border road, which it said, would be a win-win situation for the overall benefit of the people.
Ambode, also, disclosed that the state government was working hard “to bring about constant power supply to all homes and businesses in the state by the end of 2018.”
He disclosed the plans at an interactive session with captains of industry in the state, noting that the state government “is ready to partner with any investor willing to key into his administration’s massive infrastructural renewal drive in critical sectors.”
At the session, the governor acknowledged the significance of public-private partnership (PPP), which he said, was critical “to accelerate development and that the government is open to collaborate with interested investors.”
Specifically, Ambode explained that the state government would be willing to partner with any investor interested in taking up the second phase of the Mile 2 to Seme Border road, a 10-lane road project with median light rail project.
He said: “At the moment, work is already ongoing from Eric More to Okokomaiko but we are willing to partner with any investor interested in taking up the construction of the second phase which is ten-lane road from Okokomaiko to Seme Border.
“If we are able to achieve the road project, it will definitely open up and transform the western axis, especially Badagry forever, and the project will also complement the massive projects being undertaken in the axis,” the governor said.
On power supply, Ambode lamented that the political geography of the country was already affecting the state’s visionary strategy “to solve the power challenges being essentially in the control of the Federal Government.”
He explained that the state government had devised strategies to short-circuit power generation, transmission and distribution to ensure constant power supply to the people of the State, noting that were already at advanced stages to bring about constant power supply to all homes and businesses by 2018.
He revealed that the state government “is also in talks with electricity distribution companies operating in the state to see possibility of supplying 24/7 power to residents at a bit higher tariff than what currently obtains subject to agreement of all stakeholders, while government would be the guarantor of the people.