The Lagos State Government Has Acquired World’s First Boat Hotel. By Bola

The Lagos State Government has acquired world’s first boat hotel, the Sunborn Yacht Hotel, to create a new tourism destination proposition for the state and a unique hospitality experience for local and international tourists.

The State Commissioner for Tourism and Inter-governmental Relations, Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, said in a testament on Sunday that the state secured the funding support from one Nigeria’s leading investment banks, Diamond Capital Ltd, on Wednesday 20, February 2008 and made history when it was officially finalised.

He said that the cost of acquisition, transportation and up-grade of the spectacular hospitality facility has been put at about 25m Euros when delivered by the third quarter of the year 2008.

Afikutomi said when delivered, it would bring Lagos State into the league of major cities of the World such as New York, Paris, Barcelona and others with prestigious Yacht hotels signaling the high points of their tourism earning efforts.

The commissioner disclosed that final sales contract signing ceremony for the acquisition has a Lagos based firm, Planet Project Ltd as Project Managers, is the dream of the present administration to acquire a heritage hotel such as the Sunborn Yacht Hotel as indicative of the administration’s desire to transform the tourism landscape in Nigeria and assume sector leadership in Africa and beyond.

He said, “The success of the Lagos State government bid is an abundant proof of the correctness of the often expressed belief of governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, that, what will move Lagos forward is, and this project is driven as Public Private Partnership initiative.”

He further disclosed that the final sales contract signing ceremony which followed two days of inspection of the proposed Marina waterfront site for the floating hotel facility by the team was attended by key officials of his ministry, Diamond Capital Ltd, MIDC Ltd, Planet Project Ltd and legal Consultant, Mr. Ovie Ukiri of Ajumogobia & Okeke.

He added that the 105 luxury suites floating hotel is fitted with such breathtaking facilities as two exquisite Royal Suites with private sauna, separate bedroom and a living room, terrace balcony over looking the water in 58 rooms, a central air-conditioning system for all the rooms and public places.

It will also be fully equipped 5th deck restaurant with kitchen and cocktail bar for 100 people, a Yacht Club Lobby bar for about 70 people, another upper deck Banquet Hall capable of seating over 200 people, two inter-connected Conference Rooms amongst others, he said.

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Kudos to His Excellency, Babatunde Raji Fashola SAN, you are indeed a man of vision. I am very proud of because I have heard all the good things you are doing in Lagos, Nigeria including your plan to turn that State into a mega city. Well done Sir!!!

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