Badagry will become Africa's hub of Tourism - Ambode Vows

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on
Wednesday presided over the State Executive Council
Meeting held at the VIP Chalet in Badagry, just as he
said that his administration has fine-tuned plans to
make the ancient town of Badagry a hub of tourism and
resort enterprise in Africa within the next 18 to 24
months.
The Governor, who spoke to journalists shortly after
embarking on an inspection tour, said his
administration would spare nothing to make Badagry a
flashpoint for developmental projects in the State.
The Governor said, “Our eyes are set on Badagry, let’s
do something for the future. We are going to open up
Badagry forever.” Governor Ambode, who was
accompanied by all members of the State Executive
Council, also inspected ongoing projects and other
government establishments in Badagry which according
to him was an immediate response to the questions and
suggestions from the 2016 Second Quarter Town Hall
Meeting which held at the Muslim Community Praying
Ground in Badagry on Tuesday.
He also inspected the road under construction from
Badagry Expressway to Whispering Palms Resort, where
he said that the contract for completion would be
awarded next week, which according to him would
further boost the tourism potentials of the area.
Governor Ambode also paid an unscheduled visit to the
Badagry Asphalt Plant, where he also seized the
occasion to commission the facility.
Addressing the workers at the Asphalt Plant, Governor
Ambode commended them for the duty and commitment
to work, saying that his administration is not unaware of
their hard work just as he assured that they would be
duly rewarded.
Adding his voice, the Secretary to the State
Government, Mr. Tunji Bello, said that this was the first
time, in his many years in service in the State Executive
Council, that a Government would be holding its
Executive Council Meeting in Badagry.
This, according to him, was a good sign of the visionary
leadership Governor Ambode was providing in the State.
Also speaking, the Commissioner for Information and
Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, reiterated the symbolism
and importance of the State Executive Council Meeting,
which according to him was holding in Badagry for the
first time. Ayorinde said that the decision of the
Governor to take the meeting outside the Lagos House,
Ikeja, for the very first time, was a clear indication of
the Governor’s readiness and commitment to spread
development to every nook and cranny of the State. He
said that the Governor had spent three days in Badagry,
which according to him, goes to show that every part of
the State is secured and the Governor can perform his
duty in every part of the State.