By Theodore Opara
His Excellency, The Executive Governor of Lagos; Babajide Sanwo Olu was the special guest of honor and “rider zero,” as Uber announced its pilot of UberBOAT in Lagos. The event which took place at the Lagos State Waterways Authority complex at the Five Cowries Jetty Falomo, also had Governor Sanwo Olu take a ride on the newly unveiled UberBOAT.
Speaking during a media parley, the Governor said “The last couple of years have seen the Lagos State Government commit to building up infrastructure that supports multi-modal transportation, which includes water transport. We collaborated with Uber on this because of the shared vision to utilize the waterways more as a means of decongesting the city. We remain excited at the prospect of scaling this initiative up and taking it further.”
“Lagos State Government has embarked on a transformation agenda that has traffic management and mobility as key focus areas” said Dr, Frederic Oladeinde; Commissioner for…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
