Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed the States’ readiness to partner with Bulgaria government in agriculture, food security, commerce and other critical areas for the benefit of the citizens.
Governor Sanwo-Olu said this during a courtesy visit by the Bulgarian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Yanko V. Yordanov, at the Lagos House, Ikeja.
He explained that Lagos being the former capital of Nigeria, has a long history with Bulgaria, and the State Government will advance the conversation to improve the mutually beneficial relationship.
“We know that agriculture and food security are very critical to every country right now. We have seen a lot of global disruption; there have been a lot of logistic nightmares in Europe and other parts of the world. So, we all need to be able to think outside of the box on how we can efficiently utilise our input and expected output from our food security initiatives.
“We have a massive logistics hub that we are building that we believe will help to safely keep Lagos on the map of regions and cities that are not just paying lip service to food security. Let us see how we can further develop the partnership between Bulgaria and Lagos on agriculture,” he said.
“There are things we can develop further. I am hoping that your tenure and time as the Bulgarian Ambassador to Nigeria will further deepen the relationship between the two countries, and it will grow on a mutually beneficial basis,” the Governor said.
Earlier in his speech, the Ambassador of Bulgaria to Nigeria, Mr. Yordanov, said his country is interested in engaging and seeking partnership with Lagos for more cooperation, noting that Bulgaria is willing to partner with Lagos on agriculture and food security.
He said Bulgaria, which already had a good relationship with Lagos State, is willing to deepen investments in trade and development, football, aviation, cosmetics, and many other projects.
