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Local boat builders will enjoy more
patronage from the Lagos State Government, the Managing Director of the Lagos
State Ferry Services (LAGFERRY), Mr. Abdoulbaq Ladi-Balogun, has assured.
patronage from the Lagos State Government, the Managing Director of the Lagos
State Ferry Services (LAGFERRY), Mr. Abdoulbaq Ladi-Balogun, has assured.
Stating this during an inspection
tour on Monday of two major boat building factories; V-Craft and Sierra Craft,
Ladi-Balogun said the proposed action with interest in water transportation,
would ensure possibilities of decongesting the roads, in line with making water
transportation a preferred alternative to road travel.
He affirmed the government’s
commitment to efficient water transportation system, saying LAGFERRY has been
mandated to identify and patronise local builders who have the capacity to
build and adhere strictly to international standard practises.
commitment to efficient water transportation system, saying LAGFERRY has been
mandated to identify and patronise local builders who have the capacity to
build and adhere strictly to international standard practises.
“We want to build an eco-system and
ensure everybody is carried along in achieving the multi-modal transportation
initiative of the present administration to decongest the roads, so any
manufacturer that meets our criteria will be patronised.
“We want to encourage
local investors, particularly those that have interest in water transportation
to patronise the manufacturers of these boats,” he stated.
ensure everybody is carried along in achieving the multi-modal transportation
initiative of the present administration to decongest the roads, so any
manufacturer that meets our criteria will be patronised.
“We want to encourage
local investors, particularly those that have interest in water transportation
to patronise the manufacturers of these boats,” he stated.
While disclosing the State Government’s intention to roll out commercial ferry services in the next couple
of weeks, Ladi-Balogun assured Lagosians of a new experience in water
transportation driven by the latest technology and built on safety, reliability,
efficient services, comfort and value for money.
of weeks, Ladi-Balogun assured Lagosians of a new experience in water
transportation driven by the latest technology and built on safety, reliability,
efficient services, comfort and value for money.
Responding, the Managing Director,
Sierra Craft, Mr. Olusegun Jaji, expressed delight at the state government’s interest in developing local water transportation, especially with assurances that local boat builders would enjoy government patronage, a gesture he sees as a laudable and strategic to improving and increasing the use of water transportation.
Sierra Craft, Mr. Olusegun Jaji, expressed delight at the state government’s interest in developing local water transportation, especially with assurances that local boat builders would enjoy government patronage, a gesture he sees as a laudable and strategic to improving and increasing the use of water transportation.
He pledged his company’s capability to producing and delivering world-class boats of international standard as
required by the State government, and added that industry players were also ready to
key into the vision of the present administration to improve water
transportation, in order to help decongest the heavy traffic situation in the
city.
required by the State government, and added that industry players were also ready to
key into the vision of the present administration to improve water
transportation, in order to help decongest the heavy traffic situation in the
city.
