Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on the federal Executive and Legislature to develop the blue economy in Nigeria by paying greater attention to the sector.
Sanwo-Olu made the call during a visit by members of the Senate Committee on Marine Transportation to Lagos House on Tuesday.
He said all hands must be on deck to aggressively reduce bottlenecks for businesses to thrive in Lagos State, especially in the blue economy sector.
Sanwo-Olu also commended the President Bola Tinubu-led administration for giving prompt attention to all the bridges that lead to various ports in Lagos State.
“We know how the blue economy is transforming the indices of economic development and both the executive and legislature need to support this area such that our economic activities can better be developed, supervised and monitored.
“We need to aggressively reduce bottlenecks of businesses all around facilities and Lagos so that businesses can thrive; they can do well, generate desired revenue to keep people in employment, pay their taxes and create wealth for themselves, families and the nation in general.
“Lagos is happy that there is a whole team that is looking at the blue economy sector and we believe that when we work together, not only the sector will benefit but the entire economy itself will benefit tremendously from all the engagements,” he said
