The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) says it is exploring a partnership arrangement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group to develop another rail line.
L-R: Solomon Quaynor, the AfDB vice-president for private sector infrastructure and industrialisation, and Abimbola Akinajo, the managing director of LAMATA, after a tour of the Lagos blue rail line on January 9, 2025
Further speaking on the lender’s visit, Ojelabi said Solomon Quaynor, the AfDB vice-president for private sector infrastructure and industrialisation, expressed the bank’s interest in partnering with LAMATA. “This is to further discuss collaboration on the project and other lines outlined in the Lagos Strategic Transport Master Plan.
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