Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned a new terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The new terminal includes a four-storey Main Terminal Building, three-storey Finger Building, two-storey Cargo Terminal Building, 82,925 square kilometres apron and external ancillary works and is expected to handle a minimum of 20 million passengers a year.
Also, it has 60 sets of check-in counters and six boarding bridges.
While talking during the event, the President said the terminal is a world-class facility and reiterated the commitment of his administration to the development of similar infrastructure in every sector of the Nigerian economy.
He said: “It is with great pleasure that I am here today to perform the official commissioning of the newly constructed terminal building at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
“This event is an eloquent testimony to the strong commitment of our administration to the development of world-class infrastructure across all sectors of the Nigerian economy.
“Our continuous investment in the building of long-lasting infrastructure in the aviation sector, road and rail transportation, agriculture, telecommunications and other critical sectors is yielding massive results and the people of Nigeria are now increasingly attesting to the benefitting from the associated dividends.
“Starting from the year 2015 when we commenced our first tenure in office as government, we have been deliberate and consistent in identifying and investing in critical projects that will improve the standards of living of our people as well as contribute immensely to our growth and development as a nation.”
