Clinton praises Eko Atlantic City - it's the new Dubai
Friday, 22 February 2013 06:23 Yemi Johnson




Bill Clinton


Former president of the United States who was special guest at a ceremony to mark the reclamation of 5,000,000 square metros of land that is now Eko Atlantic City, a massive investment cum business city created by the Lagos state government, has praised the vision and the thinking behind the city, predicting that it would become a business and tourist destination of choice in a few years time.

“I want to thank the government and the developer for building this city. They have reclaimed five million square metres of the land initially lost to the sea. That marks the beginning of this amazing wall, the Great Wall of Lagos...I am convinced that within five years, people will be coming from all over the world to see this wall,’’ he said.

“Most recently, my state in New York was hit by Hurricane Sandy in which thousands of people lost their homes and many lives lost. These people will come to Nigeria. People want to live near the water where they can have a feel of nature. You have provided a beautiful option to brand the city, the state and the nation. The shape of the stones of the Great Wall shows the understanding of how the water reacts; people will come from all over the world to study the wall,’’ Clinton further stated.

Also speaking at the ceremony, President Goodluck Jonathan described the city as another addition to Nigeria's list of successes in recent times. “This landmark event is continuing the good news narrative that Nigeria must embrace permanently. It took 19 years for us to win the Nations Cup again; the trains that now run from Lagos to Kano took us another 19 years to get them back on track.

“And in this same year preceding our centenary, we are gathered here to witness the ground breaking of a modern city that will rise from the Atlantic bed in the commercial nerve-centre of our beloved Lagos.This is good news indeed,” Jonathan said.

“Although it is not finished, it is already a success story. The road that was lost to the coastal erosion is back and now motor able...“Its huge potential have been the engine of growth and sustainable development. To this end, the enabling framework for kick-starting the privatisation of this sector is now being put in place. As part of the overall transformation agenda, this administration is committed to harnessing the potential, organising the construction sector as an important growth area for the economy,” the president added.

Eko Atlantic is one of Africa’s most inspired developments, reclaiming land from the Atlantic Ocean to build a new city for 250,000 people. The development is privately funded and supported by Nigerian banks in association with international investors.

According to the developers, Eko Atlantic will be home to 250,000 people and a workplace for another 150,000. The new city is expected to have waterfront areas, tree-lined streets, efficient transport systems and mixed-use plots that combine residential areas with leisure facilities, offices and shops. The development will also have its own power generation plant, sewage treatment facilities and fresh water supply.

Gbawe: Why won't Tinubu not smile? This was at a ceremony to mark the reclamation of land for Eko Atlantic City. GEJ was praising the Eko Atlantic initiative same as Senator Clintonhad also waxed lyrical about the project. That is why Tinubu and Fashola are grinning cockily like proud parents

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johnie:

Ehem!

President Clinton, you mean?

Gbawe:

Political etiquette means Clinton will always be regarded as Senator Clinton ,beyond office, and not President Clinton.

johnie:

Was he ever a senator?

johnie: And actually you are right about the etiquette/protocol.

He would have been addressed as Senator Clinton had he been a senator before becoming president.

Gbawe:

Political etiquette means Clinton will always be regarded as Senator Clinton ,beyond office, and not President Clinton.

johnie:

Ehem!

President Clinton, you mean?

vokal_guy:

Thanks for calling that dunce out...

vokal_guy:

Thanks for calling that dunce out...

fpeter: Life na wa o, wetin do Bill Clinton? One would hardly recognise him from this picture,what happened to the handsome Bill we all loved? .....VANITY!!!!!!!

kq:

Did you even read all that transpired above before calling him a dunce? He corrected himself and an explanation was put up about how etiquette provides that he will be called Senator if he had been a Senator before becoming President (not my words). Please show some decorum.

kunlekunle: dont fooled, they are best of friends.

vokal_guy:

Thanks for calling that dunce out...

fpeter: Life na wa o, wetin do Bill Clinton?
One would hardly recognise him from
this picture,what happened to the
handsome Bill we all loved?......
...................VANITY!!!!!!!

Demdem: Retardeen among the real men. He needs gatherings like this to cure his stupidity.

bad meat: anytime I look at people call the president I am always amused at little rats n cockroaches!*whether u like am,or u no like am Jonathan don blow oooo!jonathan don kpolongo ooo!

Why wont he blow? having consumed over a billion Naira worth of food in 2012 financial year. Na ur lineage be rats and cockroach.