By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja –
The Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Prof. Adesoji Adesugba has described Lagos Free Zone’s listing as “Highly Commended Free Zone in Africa” by the Financial Times FDI Magazine, which is a fallout of Federal Government’s sustained reform of the sector.
Adesugba, also Chief Executive Officer of NEPZA, said LFZ’s defeat of other world class free Zones on the continent equally stemmed from adoption of world class corporate governance system.
A statement issued by Martins Odeh, Head, Corporate Communications (NEPZA), quoted Adesugba as saying: “This award is therefore, a significant milestone in the advancement of the Lagos Free Zone being recognized toward at parity with the selected best free trade zones globally and this will help in attracting foreign investments into the economy.
“This recognition goes to show that the President Muhammed Buhari’s vision and policy for a rejuvenated zones operations are beginning to yield the desired results. For us in NEPZA, we are sure of the capacity of the sector to reignite the country’s economy.
“Let me, therefore, on behalf of the NEPZA management team and the entire workforce congratulate the LFZ management for this great outing,” Adesugba said.
The NEPZA boss, however, reiterated that the zone had shown long term strategic thinking as it re-prioritised it’s priority industry sub-sector as the world moved toward shorter supply chains.
LFZ, developed by the Singapore-based conglomerate is the first private and port-integrated free zone in the country. LFZ is a multi-cluster zone with world class infrastructure conceptualize as a modern, and efficient industrial hub.
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