Exclusive Shots from Eko Atlantic City Opening Ceremony (PHOTOS)

by Topsy Oba

As earlier announced, the former US president, Bill Clinton along with Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola, ex-governor, Bola Tinubu and many top dignitaries attended the opening ceremony of the Eko Atlantic City yesterday in Lagos.

For thosewho don't know, Eko Atlantic City is a new city born from the Atlantic Ocean in Lagos. The new 5-million-square-metre city, is to be the first modern smart city in Africa to be built on reclaimed land from the Atlantic Ocean.

These are some of the comments of the digniatries:

Fashola: Eko Atlantic City has enabled Lagos to reclaim land lost to the Atlantic.

Bill Clinton: Eko Atlantic City project will brand Nigeria as a country of the 21st century.

Below are pictures taken from the event