‘Quality of governance has implications for business’

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Members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS), have explained their involvement in the electioneering process, citing the need to protect their investments as well as ensure that the quality of governance is improved upon for sustainability.
   
According to the President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Babatunde Ruwase, instituting a debate for gubernatorial candidates was necessitated by the fact that the private sector remains a major stakeholder in the State in terms of its internally generated revenue, job creation, and general advancement of the economy.
  
“This exercise is very crucial because the quality of political governance has profound implications for the quality of investment environment. Without a conducive environment for business, there cannot be meaningful economic progress, and this could impede the capacity of the private sector to create jobs, and support revenue growth of the government,” he added.

On the Apapa gridlock, the two candidates agreed that strict measures must be adopted to end the perennial gridlock that had crippled business opportunities within the ports, stressing that the challenge would be tackled head-on when they become the governor.
   
However, both candidates could not agree on the specific date they would solve the perennial gridlock within the Apapa Central Business District, CBD.Speaking on the perennial traffic gridlock on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Sanwo-Olu emphasised that his administration would solve the gridlock within the first 60 days, because he had done the needed study on it.
  
While reeling out five things that would be done by his administration within the first two months, the APC candidate argued that the axis was important to his government and would restore its glory. “Apapa is a nightmare and there are some individuals that we need to have strong conversation with. Those trucks were somewhere before now. So we will go there and ensure they returned to where they were. We will reach out to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), so that they can return to the ports. We will embark on a pooling system. We will ask that the trailers should park outside the state, and will only be allowed to come into Lagos when they are needed,” he added.