By Ayomide Otitoju
President Bola Tinubu has expressed strong support for the proposed Lagos International Financial Centre (LIFC), Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed on Sunday.
Sanwo-Olu made the remarks during a welcome dinner for delegates attending the Nigeria Foreign Direct Investment Training Programme at the Moller Institute, University of Cambridge, England. The training is organised by TheCityUK and funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office at the behest of LIFC.
“President Tinubu was very excited when I spoke with him yesterday. He is expecting a high-level memo from us to guide his leadership and ownership of the project,” Sanwo-Olu said. He added that LIFC is “not about any particular person or region but about the country” and its role in positioning Nigeria on the global financial stage.
The governor, who chairs the LIFC Council, praised the commitment of stakeholders, including international organisations, top federal and Lagos State officials, regulatory agencies, members of the National Assembly, and EnterpriseNGR, for supporting the project.
Co-chairman of the LIFC Council, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, expressed confidence in the project’s success, noting the private sector’s dedication and the high calibre of participants, which he said has motivated the team to “think really big.”
The training program at Cambridge includes key LIFC stakeholders such as Senators Tokunbo Abiru, Adamu Aliero, Sadiq Umar Abubakar, SEC Director-General Dr. Emomotimi Agama, NIPC CEO Ms. Aisha Rimi, and representatives from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
