The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo Olu spat fire at the Nigeria’s Annual Scale Up Entrepreneurship Summit where he said that his commitment to utilizing technology for sustainable solutions remains steadfast. From food security to education, he assured lagosians that he will leverage technology for a better Lagos.
At the Endeavor Nigeria’s Annual Scale Up Entrepreneurship Summit, he highlighted his initiatives like fiber optics expansion and support for MSMEs through @LSETF. He also mentioned that Tech is a major key to his vision for a progressive Lagos.
His statement reads in part, “We are proud to boost agriculture through L.A.P initiative empowering young entrepreneurs with modern agri-tech practices. Our aim is job creation and sustainable wealth creation in the agriculture value chain.
We must commend Endeavor Nigeria for providing the platform and support that has given rise to incredible enterprises that have harnessed the power of innovation and technology.
These enterprises have achieved incredible global visibility as a result of the deployment of innovation and technology to provide solutions to challenges, especially in the financial sector as well as tech-driven platforms that support seamless transactions.
As a government, we are excited by these incredible achievements, because it has further validated the status of Lagos as Africa’s hub for startups driven by innovation and technology. These exciting developments also point to the appropriateness of all the policies and programmes we have been implementing to provide the enabling environment that encourages and supports the growth and development of entrepreneurship”, he concluded.
