By Cornelius Kayode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo -Olu, on Tuesday, stressed the need to transform Lagos State into a Smart City hub in Africa.
Speaking at the Y2022 Lagos State Infrastructure, Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA), Stakeholders’ Conference with the theme: “Transforming Lagos State into a Smart City Hub in Africa-, Governor Sanwo-Olu, who was represented at the event by his Deputy, Dr Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat, said the Government's
Infrastructure Approach", which describes the efforts of the Lagos State Government to position the state as a smart city, key initiatives around the utility infrastructure space and areas that can be leveraged by stakeholders to enhance the execution of the smart city initiatives.
He urged key stakeholders in the private sectors to collaborate as partners with the State Government to create a Lagos that works for all.
In his words, “The theme of this conference expresses our administration's commitment to the Smart City project through the development of cutting edge technology to bring about improved and effective government as well as providing the necessary infrastructure to support widespread application of technology to create opportunities and enhance socio-economic growth", he said.
On her part, the General Manger LASIMRA Engr. Bisoye Coker –Odusoteexplained how Lagos State can be transformed into a smart city hub in Africa, adding that the vision of LASIMRA is to be a model technology-driven and innovative regulatory agency that guarantees public safety through the enforcement of regulations for the development and maintenance of all categories of ‘utility infrastructure’ in public space for all stakeholders in Lagos.
“Our objectives are to look at the application that has put in place. Other area is to look at our core objectives LASIMRA, transportation system that has been put in place, wonderful biometric ID Card, also digital cabinet that has been put in place.
“This is the first time Lagos State has ever had digital cabinet. 80 per cent of the project has been completed, and the rest will be completed before the end of this year.
“We have been working actively to ensure that we provide infrastructure that is needed as quickly as possible because of benefit of the citizens of Lagos State. There are so many factors that affect his compensation that we have today. By looking at the success rate, we have inputs and suggestion for people that present here on how we can definitely improve on has already been done.”
She, added that “we have monitoring and enforcement departments that have been set up to effectively monitor the government property. Anyone who destroys government property will be arrested and prosecuted according to the law.
“LASIMRA was established by law. We have a whistle blowing platform which can definitely escalate.The platform can only be accessed on our website.”
Also in his Keynote Address, the Executive Commissioner, Nigerian Communication Commission, Mr. Adeleke Morounfolu Adewolu, said NCC and LASIMRA had a long a chequered history of interactions, which according to him had been long.
"The NCC and LASIMRA have had a long a chequered history of interactions. To state the obvious, NCC is the regulatory authority, which licences and. regulates, provides and regulates, providers of telecoms infrastructure and services throughout the Federal Republic of Nigeria, while LASMIRA regulates physical infrastructure and deployment in Lagos State, Nigeria's most Cosmopolitan state. It is therefore inevitable that the NCC and LASIMRA must engage often in collaboration, but sometimes in disagreement ", he said.
The Executive Commissioner, however, deeply appreciate the magnanimity and courtesy of the LASMIRA leadership.
Other panellists, which comprised Ms Kofo Durosinmi-Etti- Board Member, Lagos State EmploymentTrust Fund
Other panelists include Mrs Solape Hammond, Special Adviser, Sustainable Development Goals and Investment
Eng. Abimbola Akinajo - Managaing Director, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority and others.
The Senior Special Adviser (SSA) to Governor Sanwo-Olu on Smart- City, Mr Afolarin Cole gave the vote of thanks.
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