. To construct three care centres
Lagos State government is determined to ensure that more Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) are attracted to the state by putting measures in place to engender an enabling business environment.
Professor Ademola Abass, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor, Office of Overseas Affairs and Investment (Lagos Global), disclosed this on Thursday at the state’s ongoing 2017 Ministerial Press briefing held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, as part of activities to mark the Second Year in office of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration.
He stated that the state government was still forging ahead in its efforts to facilitate business transaction and attract more investors, stressing that the creation of the Lagos Global office as a one-stop shop for coordinating all matters relating to investments in the s.tate is a significant step in that direction.
Abass noted that prior to the establishment of Lagos Global, all business and licensing processes for establishing or expanding investment in the state was a multi-agency activity, adding that “Businesses had to pass through every agency involved in business registration, tax payment, land administration and construction permits. The process was arduous, uneconomical and unproductive, and was not appropriate for a mega city like Lagos.
“Numerous efforts being made by the government are all geared towards enhancing the ease of doing business in the state. Some of the reforms include but not limited to tax reforms, ease of permits application processes, improved land registration system, quicker proposal processing and so many others. These are areas where investors had challenges in the past which brought about discouragement that led to low level of investments in Lagos”, he declared.
The Special Adviser emphasised that Lagos State has a prominent role to play in the overall economy of the nation as 65% of the manufacturing activities take place in Lagos, contributes 30% to the national GDP and accounts for over 90% of the country’s trade flow.
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Lagos State government has said that plans are afoot to construct three ultra-modern care centres for old and elderly citizens in the state as a way of providing an interactive platform for the aged residents as well as increase socialization among them, especially those who are often left to care for themselves by their family members.
The Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, disclosed this at the ongoing 2017 Ministerial Press briefing to commemorate the second year in office of Governor Ambode and mark the 50th year of creation of Lagos State.
Akinbile-Yussuf stated that the initiative was modelled after the practices of more developed countries where government assists in the provision of quality care services to the elderly in the society to improve their living condition and wellbeing.
According to her, “The location of the ultramodern Elderly Care centres has been planned for three Senatorial Districts of the State, while its architectural design for the prototype had already been completed.
“Approval has been granted for the homes to be sited in the following locations: Ajagun Street, opposite Imeke palace, Iworo-Ajido (Olorunda LCDA Badagry), Alimosho General Hospital Complex, LASU-Ojo Road, Igando and Epe Recreational Complex, Hospital road, Epe”, the Commissioner added.