She said the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and re-elected Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, need to pay attention to the maritime sector to rejig and address issues hindering the country from making the best of the huge opportunities Apapa and Tin Can Island ports offer, especially employment generation and development of the sector.
“There has been a dichotomy between the state and federal. Now, we want to ensure that the centre aligns at some level. Apapa, for instance, is affecting the whole nation. If Apapa port, Tin Can Island port and Lekki port work optimally, the state and the entire nation will be better,” she said. To address the challenge of unemployment in the industry, she said the firm commenced an employment initiative in 2013 tagged: ‘Project One Million.’
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