[PHOTOS] Eko Atlantic City Hyped “African Dubai” Designed To Offer People Jobs

Date: 22-02-2013 12:10 am (12 years ago) | Author: franel
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«§» 22 February 2013

(AFP) – Ex-US president Bill Clinton witnessed the inauguration in Lagos Thursday of the first phase of a giant housing project being built on an artificial terrain and expected to house 250,000 people.

 The Eko Atlantic, situated on upbeat Victoria Island in Nigeria’s economic capital, and constructed on dredged sand in deep ocean covering nine square kilometres, will have a capacity to provide jobs to 150,000 people daily, organisers said.


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The totally private project was conceived when “erosion persisted and began to claim our shoreline, redefine our geographical boundaries, consume our existing roads, and evict citizens from their properties to the shoreline”, Lagos Governor Babatunde Fashola said.

Clinton, who attended the ceremony along with Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, said: “I believe that within five years, people will be coming from everywhere just to look at the wall”.

“You have said let’s protect ourselves and build something beautiful, something that will last, something that will create opportunities and employment, and advanced aspirations, and brand the city, brand the state, brand this nation as a nation of the 21st century”, he added.

Eko Atlantic, touted as “African Dubai”, with luxury flats, several marinas, commercial centres and offices, will be totally auto-managed with its own water and electric power supplies and even its security system is independent.

The city will be totally independent of the Lagos metropolis, Africa’s second largest city after Cairo. Lagos has a population of some 15 million.

Eko Atlantic is a project of Gilbert and Ronald Chagoury, two brothers of Lebanese origin, presiding over a large financial empire in Nigeria.


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Posted: at 22-02-2013 12:10 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
- Geeajiboye at 22-02-2013 12:32 AM (12 years ago)
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I need job ooo, abeg, have Bsc in urband and Regional planning. [email protected]
Posted: at 22-02-2013 12:32 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie
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- Geeajiboye at 22-02-2013 01:33 AM (12 years ago)
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 But I need job ooo. I had Bsc in Urban and Regional Planning. [email protected]
Posted: at 22-02-2013 01:33 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie
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- nwogaraku at 22-02-2013 12:00 PM (12 years ago)
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...Even if Nigeria as a developing nation can built a ''paradise on earth city'' in Nigeria today while she failed in MAITAINING  the very old structures in-there!, ''it's just like wasting the national wealth in vain!. A country that lacks ''maintainance culture'' lacks it all in modern development!. Sadly!, i returnd last year and traveled to Abuja the federal capital and i realized that Abuja is turning into a Hawkers paradise, pple urinating along some major areas, Hausa meat sellers hawking unprotected meat along some major areas in Abuja, some traffic lights has broken and gone unmaintained, some taxis in Abuja re comparable to those you can see in Niger republic, Sharaton Hotel Abuja is just a name, while they rented some quaters for private bussineses like the KLM. Maintainance is one of the things that Nigeria lacks most as a developing nation!. If Nigeria cannot MAINTAIN it's old structures!, how can she MAINTAINS those new ones in-there?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh??
Posted: at 22-02-2013 12:00 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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- chicco77 at 22-02-2013 01:10 PM (12 years ago)
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Posted: at 22-02-2013 01:10 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- chicco77 at 22-02-2013 07:20 PM (12 years ago)
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Posted: at 22-02-2013 08:09 PM (12 years ago) | Grande Master
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- odprince at 23-02-2013 08:53 AM (12 years ago)
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there will not even be any electricity in that place....tomorrow now,kidnappers will be kidnapping peoples there and everyone will run.....do we have security?is there any camera or cctv in that place?at least,CCTV will be put in every place...but no electricity,,,,what a shame.
Posted: at 23-02-2013 08:53 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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