Work has commenced on the project for the construction of a new international terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State, with the mobilisation to site on Monday of the project contractor, Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Corporation.
Preliminary works on the project, including soil tests and site mapping, were carried out as soon as the contractors were mobilised to site.
It will be recalled that the Governments of Nigeria and China had signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of five ultra modern international terminals at the country’s major international airports in Lagos, Abuja, Enugu, Kano and Port Harcourt.
This is a part of President’ Goodluck Jonathan’s Transformation Agenda in the aviation sector.
The MMA project is the second of the five projects that have started.
The Enugu project started first and its foundation laying ceremony was performed by President Jonathan on May 18, 2013, the same day that the remodelled terminal of Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu was also commissioned.
On completion, the new Lagos international terminal at will enhance the chances of the airport becoming the major hub in the West African Air Transport Region.
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