The Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), Tejumola Abisoye has lauded Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for exhibiting unusual bravery and investment in infrastructure development amid the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The commendation is contained in a statement, following an interview granted by Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to Channels Television, where he enumerated the many physical projects that his administration is undertaking. Sanwo-Olu said, among other things, that the Lagos rail project would cost over N100 billion, a project that is a first by any sub-national government in Africa.
Abisoye said the courage shown by the Lagos State government is the kind required to free the country and the continent from the shackles of economic slump and mass unemployment.
“I must say that I am particularly proud – as should every well-meaning Lagosian – of the unmatched fearlessness with which my principal, Governor Babajide SanwoOlu, is leading the way,” the statement reads. “He and the state executive council have chosen to implement massive physical projects that will surely pay dividends in the near future by creating favourable conditions to attract foreign direct investment in manufacturing, transportation and logistics, which will, in turn, create jobs for the teeming population.
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“This is the level of visionary excellence and commitment that economic experts the world over have posited will pull nations out of the doldrums brought about by the ongoing pandemic. We are glad to be a part of this story and urge other world leaders to take a cue from what Governor Sanwo-Olu is doing.
“We, at the LSETF are poised to ride on the back of these projects to open up employment opportunities for the good people of Lagos. We are committed to living up to our mandate of supporting businesses with access to affordable finance, provide technology and business support as well as develop and train Lagosians on bankable skills for their financial security.”
Abisoye further said that the LSETF, which turned five years recently, is working with many partners to touch no less than one million Lagosians in 2021 through its many programmes.
