Lagos governor, Sanwo-Olu, pledges to address stakeholders’ challenges in agriculture

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has pledged to address the challenges of stakeholders in the agri-space and giving hope to the people through improved quality of life.

Sanwo-Olu said this, yesterday, during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Lagos Central food security systems and logistics hub at Ketu-Ereyun Epe.

The governor, who was elated by the commencement of the project, described the effort as historic in Nigeria’s march towards food security.

Sanwo-Olu said the project would be implemented in two phases and when completed, the hub will create wealth for more than five million people, feed more than 10 million Lagosians, guarantee food supplies for at least 90 days, provide storage facilities for more than 1,500 trucks per day, serving the needs of thousands of operators yearly and process large commercial transactions.

He expressed optimism that the project would improve productivity, and guarantee greater returns for farmers and others.

On her part, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Abisola Olusanya, said that a lot of work had gone into putting together the project, which signifies the beginning of another legacy project of the Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu administration.