The minister also urged Nigerians to eschew violence during the upcoming general elections.
Transportation minister Muazu Sambo has said the Lekki seaport project would create 112,000 jobs for Nigerians.
Speaking with journalists in Jalingo, Mr Sambo said the port, which was second in Nigeria after Onne Deep-Sea Port, has the potential to garner more revenues for the country.
“That means more tonnage, more cargo, more revenue for the port and the country, more economic activities.
”And above all, more jobs, like I said, over 112,000 both direct and indirect jobs will be created as a result of the creation of the Lekki deep-sea port,” the minister said.
He added, “This will be in the first few years, and as time goes on and as activities expand, the number of jobs will even multiply, and that is what is good for us.”
Mr Sambo said his redeployment from the federal ministry of Works and Housing to Transportation would not affect the ongoing execution of road projects in the state.
He assured that he would explore the option of ‘Corporate Social Responsibilities’ from agencies in the Federal Ministry of Transportation, which would positively impact the lives of the people in the state.
“Such corporate social responsibilities will include all those activities that will touch the lives of the common man, including township roads,” he added.
Mr Sambo advised political party supporters in the state to imbibe the spirit of peace and brotherliness during and after the political parties’ campaigns.
“We should approach this election with calmness, peace and brotherliness because there is no contest in this life that is worth dying for except the contest for the face of God.
“Any other contest is a matter that ends here. Everybody wants to win an election ostensibly to better the lives of his people, so whosoever wins should be embraced.
”There is no contest worth shedding the blood of a brother and a sister or even harbouring hatred, just because you support one candidate and I support another,” he urged.
(NAN)
