Badagry to get deep seaport soon — Sanwo-Olu

<p>•as he receives Customs Ag. CG on visit to his office in Marina</p>, <p>Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, reiterated his administration’s commitment to making Lagos a business destination for as many investors as possible to improve the economic prosperity of the state, just as he disclosed that approval had been given for the construction of a Deep Sea Port in Badagry.</p>, <p>Sanwo-Olu made this known when the Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, paid him a courtesy visit at the Lagos House, Marina, assuring that his government would continue to partner with the Service to ensure a turnaround for the ports in the state to be globally competitive and make Lagos a top destination for West African countries.</p>, <p>“I want to assure you that Lagos and Lagosians will continue to give you hospitality; a place of comfort and a willing environment where business can thrive, where officers can do their work without fear or favour, and where service can be rendered to our citizens, your customers, and the international community at large.</p>, <p>“We will continue to work together. And because of where we are as a country and the need to increase our export, foreign currency and ensure that we are not a mono-product country that relies only on oil. We will encourage our manufacturers to export so that they can drive more foreign direct investment and foreign currency that can help to improve our currency,” Sanwo-Olu said.</p>, <p>The governor, while announcing approval for the construction of Deep Sea Port in the Badagry axis, said the aim was to decongest Apapa and Tincan Island ports and bring in more investors into the state, noting that the state government was already in touch with a contractor for the construction of the port.</p>, <p>Besides, the governor the whole idea was to build strategic infrastructure for the citizens, noting that there was a need to think forward, just as he expressed happiness that investors were “putting the funding t