Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has departed Lagos for Beijing, the Capital of China in a bid to fulfil his promise of delivering a multimodal transportation system for the populace.
Governor Sanwo-Olu, who departed on Tuesday, will while in China, visit the headquarters of China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) for trade and investment discussions with the top officials of the company.
Governor Sanwo-Olu is accompanied on the trip by the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Seun Osiyemi; Chairman, House Committee on Transportation, Hon. Temitope Adewale; Chairman, House Committee on Environment parastatals, Hon. Rasheed Shabi, Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, (LAMATA) Mrs Abimbola Akinajo and Director, Rail Transport, Mr Olasunkanmi Okusaga, among other officials.
According to a statement made available to newsmen by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Gboyega Akosile, the governor will inspect the headquarters of the Chinese construction giants and some ongoing projects undertaken around Beijing.
Besides, the governor is scheduled to inspect the Signaling System (CBTC etc.) and metro projects, being undertaken by CCECC around Beijing.
Governor Sanwo-Olu, as part of his schedule, will depart Beijing for Dalian later in the week for a visit to the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation headquarters and CRRC Lvshun base.
The governor during his visit to China is scheduled to hold a high-level official meeting with the Head of China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation, CRRC Dalian, while there will also be a technical discussion on the DMUs for the Red Line and EMUs for the Blue Line between the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority ( LAMATA), CCECC and CRRC Dalian.
The governor and the entourage are billed to return to Lagos next week.
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