Jimi Agbaje Manifesto

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESFLAGSHIP POLICIES• We will integrate and leverage the on-going public and private sector initiatives in the Yaba area by setting up aTechnology Village and providing free Wi-Fi and hotspots in specific public areas and spaces.• We will promote Epe and Ikorodu as National Fisheries Processing Hubs to jump start an ocean economy.• We will strive for fairer taxes especially for businesses.• We will establish a One-stop investment promotion and regulation center to assist businesses with governmentprocesses.• We will pass the local content legislation to ensure that small businesses can participate in all States projectsInfrastructureWe will:• Utilize the private sector for the provision of infrastructure and delivery of services which will ultimately leads to jobcreation• Encourage continued private sector investment in power supply.• Ensure the implementation of a revised transportation Master Plan with defined frameworks for private sectorparticipation.• Ensuring that regulatory bottlenecks are eased significantly• We will aim to ensure that within the next 4 years, Lagos, at least, matches the best performing mega-cities asmeasured by the benchmark parameters in the World Bank ‘Ease of Doing Business’ ranking• Pass the local content legislation to enforce 10% participation of residents and small businesses in large scale StateProjects – This will be achieved through employment, sub-project and/or training opportunities.43