Embrace Water Transportation, LAGFERRY Urges Lagosians

Lagos Ferry Service (LAGFERRY) has urged Lagosians to embrace water transportation to escape the daily gridlocks on roads.

Eko Hot Blog understands that the Managing Director of the LAGFERRY, Abdoulbaq Ladi-Balogun, said this at a stakeholders’ forum in Ojo.

He said that water transportation was part of the state’s integrated transport system to unclog the city’s roads.

According to him, the implementation and operation of LAGFERRY was a strategy to improve water transportation with an environmentally friendly ferry system.

He said: “LAGFERRY started commercial operations in February with 12 passenger boats and one Cargo ferry. But Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved seven more boats. Before the end of the year, rest assured that LAGFERRY’s fleet will have nothing less than 20 boats taking passengers and cargo for businesses.”

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Balogun urged the people to invest in ferry services as an enabling environment has been created by the state, assuring passengers of their safety.

“For every area of operation of LAGFERRY, safety is paramount. Our priority is to ensure safe transportation of passengers to their destinations. Part of our safety measures includes insurance for every passenger boarding LAGFERRY boat.”

Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), represented by Dr. Ugo Ugboma, commended the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his fervent commitment to an intermodal transportation system, especially its huge investment in water transportation,

Ugboma reiterated the need to explore water transportation, especially considering the chaotic situation on the roads.

“We need a lot of advocacy on the use of water transportation because many Nigerians have a phobia for water. We need lots of education and enlightenment. We need to ensure that unskilled operators are not found on the waters, risking the life of commuters,” she said.