Betsy Obaseki, wife of the Edo state governor has declared open the Uber Greenlight Hub in Benin City, Edo State. This is coming on the back of Uber officially launching operations in Benin, the capital city of Edo State.
Representing the Godwin Obaseki, the Edo state governor; she said: “Uber launching in Benin is one more proof that the state is making great strides to its next level of its economic transformation. Over the past two and half years of this administration, we as government have made deliberate and concerted efforts to make Edo State conducive and attractive to businesses, investors and people from all walks of life’’.
She expressed delight with the work done by Uber to bring development into the state, which will further encourage self-reliance and self-dependence for the people of the state.
Lola Kassim; general manager West Africa at Uber said during the press conference that; ‘’We are happy to be launching the UberX product in Benin City, Edo State today. We collaborated closely with the state government on the launch because of a shared vision.
This shared vision is to promote innovation and create business and economic opportunities in the cities where we operate. As we reiterate Uber’s commitment to expansion within the African continent, it’s important to us to work closely with policy and regulators to unlock new markets”.
For Ukinebo Dare, head Edo State Skills Development Agency (ESSDA), “The government of Edo State says welcome to Uber. We are also quite happy that Uber has chosen to be located at the Edo Innovation Hub, because we realize how important it is for our youth who are being trained here to be exposed to the power of technology and disruptive business models’’. The new facility is located within the Edo Innovation Hub complex will open Monday through Friday excluding public holidays.
