Omo, Lagos dey groooow! Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu just drop some serious gist wey go shake the financial circle for Naija. As e dey talk, dem don unveil the phase 1 report for Lagos International Financial Centre (LIFC) na big matter be this. Dis one no be small plan, but real wetin go position Lagos as global financial hub. E happen down for Lagos State House, Marina. Sanwo-Olu even dey chair the LIFCC, so you sabi say e get as e go be!
According to the governor, dis project no be just one kind flog, e don dey plan for like two years now. E dey aim to attract international cash, deepen our financial market, and create real economic opportunities for Naija. Sanwo-Olu talk say for am, e get to dey all about leadership and confidence, if you fit dream am, then you fit achieve am. Na wetin we need now na to build dis financial legacy wey go transform our economy and the future.
Sanwo-Olu don also highlight say dem don don do plenty work behind the scenes through policy meetings and partnerships wey no be for here. The next step na implementation and proper structural reforms wey go make dis thing fit work well. The governor praise the UK government and TheCityUK wey dey yan with them on top technical and financial support. E clear say this financial centre no fit dey successful without solid institutional backing and real investment partnerships.
“E no go make sense if we no separate dis project from political wahala,” he yarn. “We don set model wey involve both state and national institutions so the project go last well beyond who dey for office.” Sanwo-Olu dey call for stronger team-up between public and private sectors, adding say joint investment strategies go crucial to make dis project dey happen.
Jonny Baxter, the British Deputy High Commissioner, don talk say this initiative dey important wey fit unlock money wey go help build infrastructure, create jobs, and grow the economy. E dey hail Lagos State Government and EnterpriseNGR for all the hard work wey dem dey do. E also talk say dis financial centre go benefit national economy well well.
Aigboje Aig-Imokhuede, wey dey co-chair the LIFCC, talk say private sector involvement dey key. E don describe the LIFC as collaborative ecosystem wey no go fit work without solid partnership between government and business. Dem don dey draw lessons from London, New York, and Kigali wey don set example. Lagos abi na the best location for dis project because of our strong economy and policies wey dey favor investors.
Phase 1 don complete, and Aig-Imokhuede dey sure say Phase 2 go focus on policy reforms and resource mobilization. “E go dey serious matter o! Dis Lagos International Financial Centre go get better impact wey go transcend even Nigerian Stock Exchange.” Na money matter we dey talk here, e go strengthen capital flow and expand financial institutions, we go fit declare Nigeria as global financial destination. No be jara!
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