Lagos To Create Favourable Environment For Business Growth-Sanwo-Olu

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Wednesday said that the State would continue to create the enabling environment for more businesses to grow.

Sanwo-Olu gave the assurance  at the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency  Engagement with the Business Community, in Lagos.

Represented by the Lagos State Commissioner for Economic Planning of Budget, Mr Samuel Egube, Sanwo-Olu commended the stakeholders’ efforts in promoting enforcement of the state Procurement Law and implementation of policies.

He said, “The recent development of e-Procurement Solution Modules by the agency to three pilot ministries – Health, Education and Works and Infrastructure – is part of the efforts of the state government at enhancing our policy of ease of doing business and improving accountability and transparency in government transactions.

“To achieve this objective, the state government must enter into contractual relationships with members of the business community, some of whom are gathered here today.

” Indeed, members of the business community have a critical role to play in facilitating the delivery of the state government’s programmes and projects since they constitute the vehicle through which many of the programmes are executed and delivered to the citizenry.”

Dr Rabiu Olowo, the state Commissioner for Finance, said the objective of the agency was to create an avenue for interaction and exchange of ideas between the government and members of the business community.

Olowo, who is also the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Lagos State Procurement Agency, said that other aims of the programme was to enhance the public procurement process and strengthen the Government to Business (G2B) relationship.

He said that the agency recognised the important role members of the business community played in ensuring successful implementation of the Procurement Law of the state.

He said, “It is imperative the we regularly interface and interact with key stakeholders, particularly members of the business community to ensure absolute and continuous procurement process compliance by all parties that transact with Lagos State Government.

“As a government, we are not unmindful, that our ability to meet the needs and aspirations of the citizenry whom the government was elected to serve, will depend largely on how we are able to effectively and efficiently manage the resources at our disposal.

“The present administration is committed to the service of the people, ensure their welfare and wellbeing; we have no choice, but to ensure that the resources available to government are judiciously applied for the provision of public goods and services.”

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