Lagos State government has assured local boat builders of patronage, not only to strengthen the economy but to enhance interest in water transportation and decongest the roads in line with the vision of making water transportation one of the best alternatives to road travel.

The Managing Director, Lagos State Ferry Services (LAGFERRY), Mr. Abdoulbaq Ladi-Balogun gave the assurance during an inspection tour of two major boat factories, V-Craft and Sierra Craft, in Lagos State on Monday.

He affirmed the government's commitment to efficient water transportation system, saying LAGFERRY has been mandated to identify and patronise local builders who have the capacity to build and adhere strictly to international standard practises.

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“We want to build an eco-system and ensure everybody is carried along in achieving the multi-modal transportation initiative of the present administration to decongest the roads, so any manufacturer that meets our criteria will be patronised. We want to encourage local investors, particularly those that have an interest in water transportation to patronise the manufacturers of these boats”, he stated.

While disclosing the State government's intention to roll out commercial ferry services in the next couple of weeks, Ladi-Balogun assured Lagosians of a new experience in water transportation driven by the latest technology and built on safety, reliability, efficient services, comfort and value for money.

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Responding, the Managing Director, Sierra Craft, Mr Olusegun Jaji expressed delight at the interest of the State government in developing local water transportation, especially with assurances to local builders that they would enjoy government patronage, expressing his delight at this administration’s commitment to improving and increasing water transportation.

He asserted his company's capability of producing and delivering world-class boats of international standard as required by the State government, maintaining that industry players are also ready to key into the vision of the present administration to improve water transportation as a means of decongesting the heavy traffic situation on Lagos roads.

Source:
https://www.autoreportng.com/2019/11/check-out-these-made-in-nigeria-boats.html

Greatness in all aspects...

See more of the photos and inspection here

https://www.autoreportng.com/2019/11/check-out-these-made-in-nigeria-boats.html

This is very good, we can at least start using our own made in Nigeria products, Sanwo-olu leads and others follow, other states with water ways will be inspired to do the same!!
If we don’t buy/use them how will the manufacturers know their weaknesses!!
A win win for both government and manufacturers

I believe the government can do better and make enabling environment for the masses, a landing pier at iyanoworo with a massive car park that can hold 5000 cars built in steps would go a long way in reducing traffic on 3rd mainland bridge in the morning.

People living in ikorodu can take a ferry from ikorodu to iyano woro, those from Berger or ogunstate can enter brt to iyanoworo and take a ferry to the island, the car park would make life easier for those coming from far, they park at the iyanoworo car park and take ferry to island or apapa.

A win win situation for government and citizens. Iyanoworo would be made like a ferry interchange just like oshodi since it is a central water way in Lagos. I hope the powers that be won't turn it into water front estate or luxury water front apartment.

so help us God

money dey

make sense

All Thanks to INNOSON CHUKWUMA

Great

If it can work on river Niger, passenger will board it in lokoja and drop at Lagos here
It will be a welcome development

Low budget innoson
Hope those outboard motor engine wont fall off on motion

Wao fantastic, please clap for me I tried for this one.

Nice

nurey:
I believe the government can do better and make enabling environment for the masses, a landing pier at iyanoworo with a massive car park that can hold 5000 cars built in steps would go a long way in reducing traffic on 3rd mainland bridge in the morning.

People living in ikorodu can take a ferry from ikorodu to iyano woro, those from Berger or ogunstate can enter brt to iyanoworo and take a ferry to the island, the car park would make life easier for those coming from far, they park at the iyanoworo car park and take ferry to island or apapa.

A win win situation for government and citizens. Iyanoworo would be made like a ferry interchange just like oshodi since it is a central water way in Lagos. I hope the powers that be won't turn it into water front estate or luxury water front apartment.

so help us God

You are so intelligent
See the way you analyzed the route and it made a lot of sense.. Sense will not be far from you

henrybomb:

You are so intelligent
See the way you analyzed the route and it made a lot of sense.. Sense will not be far from you

Nurey is one of the experts we are privileged to have in NL, well informed, accurate and precise

Tuale Baba

GOFRONT:
All Thanks to INNOSON CHUKWUMA

You are Mad sir, why bring debtor of thing called innoson here

Amuatulu:
Low budget innoson
Hope those outboard motor engine wont fall off on motion

Yamaha should be good enough I guess

iberrylee:

You are Mad sir, why bring debtor of thing called innoson here

That debtor of a thing can feed and flex u with everybody u ve seen with everybody they kno...

Even his over 10000 workers live better life than u can imagine

Welcome development !!

As long as they are owned by Yoruba's
So two Yoruba owned companies are producing boats in Lagos
Including proforce,that makes it three Yoruba companies producing boats
As well as the largest wire and cable company in west Africa is owned by a Yoruba man,Coleman wire and cables

This is nice

I will not be surprised if this post doesn't make it to front page
One of the reason y I stopped creating topics
Biased mods

Make Nigeria great

Nice one

Unlike ambode, at least this one has not started ordering from Brazil.

i need me a yacht

A welcome development. I hope they are safe and would come with life jackets.

Its a welcome development

Why must there always be a white skinned person in all these achievements?

dope

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helinues:
Make Nigeria great

Nice one

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