LCCI Acquires Lekki Land For New Trade Fair Complex

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says that it has secured a 10.6 hectare of land in Lekki area of Lagos to build a new trade fair complex.

LCCI President, Solomon Onafowokan disclosed this recently at the launch of a prospectus on 2008 Lagos International Trade Fair that the new fair ground would have adequate facilities that would help to promote the annual fair.

Onafowokan said that the chamber had concluded arrangements to build a mini trade fair complex to encourage an all-year trade exhibitions.

The development, he said, will enable the real sector and the Small and Medium Scale enterprises to showcase their wares to the public.

He said that the land was provided by Lagos State government, adding that the chamber was looking at the modalities for building and operating the complex.

He said that the old trade fair complex on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway was specifically built on the route to ease movement of goods and services within the ECOWAS sub-region.

“We are still very much interested in taking over the management of the Trade Fair Complex which management has been riddled by crisis,’’ he said.

The LCCI boss informed that about 15,000 participants were being targeted at this year’s fair, adding that about 17 countries would also showcase their products.