Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday
received a delegation of Walmart Incorporated, a leading global brand
in retail supermarket, where he gave a commitment that the state is
ready to give necessary support to assist them establish presence in the
state.
Receiving the delegation led by the President and Chief Executive
Officer of Walmart Europe, Middle East, Africa and Canada, Shelley
Broader, Governor Ambode said the presence of the Walmart brand in Lagos
will go a long way not only to create jobs for teeming youths, but also
boost the economy of the state.
He said the success story of the brand, which currently operates in
28 countries with over 2.2 million employees, will be beneficial to the
growth of the state as well as his vision to make life comfortable for
residents.
“That summaries the reason why Walmart has to berth in Lagos. We are
committed to expanding the business scope for Walmart and like I said, I
am interested in having your brand signature in Lagos”.
“You’ve been pro-people and that’s why we find a congress between the objectives of Walmart and Lagos State Government”.
“As we speak, we have a population of over 21 million people and four
million of that population is in the middle class. We have a bulging
youth that is craving for employment and whatever it is that we do, we
want to make sure that we attract as much investment in Lagos that can
help us to take our youths off the streets and give them employment”, he
said.
“What I stand here to offer is the commitment to make the investment
clime favourable to investors. We want to ensure that whatever it is
that would make the business bigger for you, we are committed to it”.
“I want to assure that if it’s in the area of land permits or
authorization for issues that relate to setting up business, we are
committed to make sure that we fast-track and do it as transparent as
possible to allow more businesses come to Lagos”, the Governor said.
Earlier, Shelley Broader acknowledged the investment opportunities
that abound in the state, adding that the Group is ready to expand its
business horizon and create jobs for the people.
“We are incredibly excited and proud to be in this exciting state of
Lagos. Just looking at the burgeoning economy and at the growth in this
market is very exciting and now Walmart operates around the world in 28
countries and our mission is to lower the cost of living, to help people
save and live better”.
“The passion that you feel right when you land at the airport,
there’s an excitement here. You can feel that this is a state within a
country really on the move forward. There is a smile on the people’s
faces, there is eagerness and there’s a mission that they’re on to
better themselves and their families. It’s very exciting”, she said.
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