Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos on Friday,
November 6, said he is willing to learn from the success story of
Poland on agriculture, software technology to achieve his vision of a
safer, peaceful and prosperous Lagos.
Governor Ambode, who spoke when he received the Polish Ambassador to
Nigeria, Andrezj Dycha, and some European Union officials and Polish
business chief executive officers during a courtesy visit at the Lagos
House in Alausa, Ikeja, reiterated the commitment of his administration
to create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive.
Governor
Ambode (right) with Political Director, Polish Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Dr. Jaroslaw Bratkiewicz, during a courtesy visit.
Among other areas, Ambode said he would be willing to scale up the
courtesy visit by the delegation to a bilateral platform where issues of
mutually beneficial partnership will be discussed and perfected.
He also reiterated his strong commitment to create
industrial clusters in the state which will in turn go a long way in
engaging the people in gainful employment.
Governo
Ambode (middle), Deputy Director, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Dr. Iwona Woicka-Zulawska, Political Director, Polish Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Dr. Jaroslaw Bratkiewicz and others during the courtesy
visit
“The market is not only restricted to the Nigerian market. It is
more or less a hub for the West African Sub-Region and when you look at
the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Lagos which is at $131 billion
presently, it is greater than 42 countries combined in Africa. So, we
stand at the threshold of the opportunities that our new democracy is
actually offering us,” he said.
Assuring his visitors of his commitment to build on
the relationship, Governor Ambode said his administration has already
begun the journey of making Lagos safe for the economic prosperity of
the people.
The Governor added that the Government has also commenced the process
of implementing judicial and security sector reforms, all geared
towards making Lagos safe.
He also seized the opportunity to introduce the office
of the Overseas Affairs and Investment to his visitors which he said is
a one-stop shop where investors can seamlessly obtain regulatory
approvals and other incentives in order to drive further investment to
create jobs.
Some of the Polish CEOs, who were part of the
delegation had taken time to explain one after the other how they can
partner with Lagos in various sectors such as renewable energy, waste to
wealth programme, power transmission and distribution and so on.
The Political Director of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Jaroslaw Bratkiewicz, appreciated Governor Ambode for hosting them
adding that the visit was a good beginning of better days ahead.
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