The Lagos State Government on Thursday brainstormed with stakeholders in the water transportation sector in a bid to reposition the sector and make it more effective.
The event was held in Ikoyi, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria with hundreds of stakeholders present to contribute their input on how to effectively reposition the system. The theme of the stakeholders forum is “The Role of Water Transportation in the Development of an Integrated Transportation System in Lagos.”
Managing Director, Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA, Oluwadamilola Emmanuel said the agency was concerned about current operators raising standards and that new entrants would maintain the established standards, as government wanted a sustainable development of the state’s inland waterways.
To achieve this, he said joint effort was required, saying that “let me quickly point out that LASWA as the…
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