Lagos assures of safety on waterways, says users to enjoy cash

By Lukman Olabiyi

Lagos State Government has urged residents not to fret, using its waterways  as it has put in place adequate measures and facilities for their safety, stressing that facilities being provided for passenger security on waterways are top class.

This was as it stated that users of the waterways transport would now enjoy added advantage of cash rewards. 

This was disclosed by the Managing Director, Lagos State Ferry Services (LAGFERRY), Abdoulbaq Ladi Balogun, at a press briefing on Thursday.

According to him, the new development in the services, was an attempt to make waterways users “to enjoy and maximise” the benefits of the use of  the facility informed the adoption of the reward system, adding that the reward system, was introduced to give added advantage to users of waterways through LAGFERRY.

The LAGFERRY boss said his organisation collaboration with Eko token for the reward system, which he described as “seamless, wonderful and fantastic initiative” is a pathway for waterways users to enjoy added benefits, extending reward system to users who patronise Lagos Ferry Services.

He disclosed that more boats would be commissioned for use in close time, mentioning that with the development, experiences with businesses and cummutting would further receive broader outlook with firm control and regulation.

The state’s Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke said the core values of the initiative is to create responsive path to meet needs of Lagosians. 

According to her, the initiative was conceived “to better the lives of Lagosians”, stating that the “success is for every Lagosians to get benefits for every purchase with instant rewards.”  

“It is a dawn of new season to change lives of Lagosians for good,” she said, stating that it was right time for businesses to begin to reward Lagosians who the have contributed to their “success stories.”

“We are now telling them (companies and businesses) that you should reward those that have made you to rise from nothing to something,” she said.