President Goodluck Jonathan will Thursday in Lagos commission the Eko Atlantic City and meet with notable business leaders and investors.
The Senior Special Adviser on Media to Lagos State governor, Hakeem Bello, confirmed this to newsmen Wednesday night, noting that the President’s visit is in connection with the Atlantic City project. Other dignitaries such as former U.S. President, Bill Clinton, governors and ministers are expected to be in Lagos, to attend the opening of Eko Atlantic City today, Thursday February 21st.
Eko Atlantic will be a new home to 250,000 people and the workplace of another 150,000. The ten square kilometer development will have waterfront areas, tree-lined streets, efficient transport systems and mixed-use plots that combine residential areas with leisure facilities, offices and shops.
Eko Atlantic will enhance the status of Lagos and create a new and stronger financial hub for the whole of West Africa.
"A city is not an accident but the result of coherent visions and aims.” ― Leon Krier
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