Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos says the government will continue to initiate policies and strategies that will enhance business opportunities

Ambode said that people were conversant with the challenges of the past three years that disrupted investment opportunities in the maritime and manufacturing sectors

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos says the government will continue to initiate policies and strategies that will enhance business opportunities and enable local products to achieve parity in the international market.

Ambode, represented by Prince Rotimi Ogunleye, Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, said this on Saturday night in Lagos at the LCCI Commerce and Industry Awards.

The Commerce and Industry Awards was organized by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI).

The award is to celebrate private and public institutions operating in the country for their best practices, growth through innovations, business sustainability and positive impact on the society.

Ambode said that people were conversant with the challenges of the past three years that disrupted investment opportunities in the maritime sector, manufacturing, textile and other real sectors of the economy.

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He, however, said the government was making progress in creating an enabling environment through policies, initiatives, institutional re-energizing and infrastructural renewal/development.

Ambode said that the business environment would continue to improve as a positive outcome of some of the government’s policies and strategies in the areas of transportation, power, infrastructure and waste management become manifest.

According to him, the synergy between government and the organized private sector through development and implementation of policies has alleviated challenges hindering local and foreign investments in the country.

He urged local investors and business entrepreneurs to integrate trends that would push Nigeria’s product to a global state, as strategic technological development had changed the way businesses was done globally.

The governor congratulated all recipients of the award, adding that the success achieved in their various sectors in spite of challenges in the business environment was a testament of their resourcefulness and creativity.

Ambode urged the organized private sector to continue to partner with government in proffering solutions to the challenges confronting businesses in the country.

Mrs. Nike Akande, President of LCCI, said that the chamber was committed to the promotion of the core values that would ensure sustainable progress of the nation’s economy.

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