The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, pledged to continue to support the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for economic growth.
Sanwo-olu who disclosed this on January 29 2026 said the Lagos State Government is not averse to investment.
He therefore promised to do more than what is expected to encourage investments in technology, communication, and key sectors for economic growth.
Sanwo-Olu made the declaration during a courtesy visit by the Governing Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
The board was led on the courtesy visit to Lagos House Marina by its Chairman, Chief Idris Olorunnimbe.
Sanwo-Olu said: “We will be expecting so much from this sector.
“It is a very strong service industry that we believe will be one of the very deep growth paths that can also help us deepen the GDP of our country.
“This is a national assignment and we want to ensure that Lagos can be used as a very strong demonstration and a test point to push development as even as possible to every nook and cranny of this country.
“We believe there has to be fairness and purposeful governance all around.
“We will continue to support NCC.
“I can assure you that we will do more than what is expected.
“We are not a government that would be averse to investment.
“Technology, communication and the rest of it are the next growth paths that we want to be part of.
“We can use technology as a strong enabler to do a lot of catch-up.”
Speaking earlier, Olorunnimbe said: “I am here, and I owe a service and a duty to Lagos State that Lagos must work.
“There are parts of Lagos that are unserved and underserved.
“And some of these places are not very commercially viable for the operators because every time they put in infrastructure, the consideration is: ‘How will it generate its money back?’
“We would like the Lagos State Government to blaze the trail amongst the other states in Nigeria to grant free right of way in some of those areas in Lagos so that we can use that as an incentive to get the operators to go to those communities and those places
“We will work with the Commissioner and the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA) to design this and implement it and use it as our pilot as we go to other states.”
