Lagos state govt. to focus on water transportation devt. in 2014 — Legislator

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Governor-Babatunde-FasholaThe Lagos State Government will in 2014 focus more on water transportation development to ease traffic gridlock in the state, an official said on Tuesday.

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A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Bisi Yusuf, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

 

“I know that in this coming year the budget we are considering is going to take great consideration for waterways.

 

“Even Lagos State is attracting a lot of investors into the waterways to employ that very well.

 

“It is at that such period that you can say that traffic congestion will be reduced to the minimal.

 

“Because mostly there is no traffic on water. You park and ride, and that is what is done in the world.

 

“And that is what Lagos state government is doing and that is where the Ministry of Transportation is just driving at.

 

“Very soon you will see that traffic congestion will be a thing of the past in Lagos State.’’

 

Yusuf (APC-Alimosho I) said the usage of the waterways is an effective alternative to land transportation, and government would enlighten the people more on how to use the life jacket.

 

He said the state government had acquired safety vests for passengers on voyage.

 

The legislator also said the Ministry of Transportation had bought some ferry boats which could accommodate many passengers.

 

Similarly, the lawmaker told NAN that government would attract private investors to operate the water transportation system.

 

He noted that such investment would create more job opportunities, and at the same time reduce some pressure on the road.

 

NAN recalls that the Managing Director of the Lagos State Water Authority, Mr Adeyinka Marinho, had said that an average of 1.8 million passengers travel by water every month.

Marinho attributed the increased patronage to the awareness campaign mounted by the authority.(NAN)

Babatunde Akinsola
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Babatunde Akinsola is aNaija247news' Southwest editor. He's based in Lagos and writes on the Yoruba Nation political issues, news and investigative reports

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