LINDI, Sept. 26 -- THE long-awaited 40 billion US dollars Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in Lindi Region is set to take off soon as negotiations with international investors near completion, President Samia Suluhu Hassan has said.

Campaigning for her first full term in office on the CCM ticket, President Samia told rallies at Ilulu Stadium and in Mchinga Constituency that the talks have taken time because the project is both sensitive and costly, with both sides determined to strike a fair deal.

She pledged that, if elected in the next months General Election, her government would finalise the deal and ensure that Tanzanians fully benefit from the countrys resources.

“This is a huge project, worth over 40 billion US dollars....