The Lagos State Waterways Authority has said that it is going to be partnering with the Nationwide Inland Waterways Authority to spice up effectivity within the state waterways.
The Normal Supervisor of LASWA, Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, disclosed this in a chat with our correspondent in Lagos lately.
Talking on the latest Supreme Courtroom judgment, Oluwadamilola mentioned that the state authorities will obey it.
Recall that the Supreme Courtroom had in January held that it was the only accountability of the central authorities to impose levies, and problem licences to operators within the trade.
Oluwadamilola averred, “What the state authorities is doing is speaking to the nationwide physique to see potential methods of collaboration. However within the meantime, it’s not stopping our security capabilities as a result of we owe it to the lives of our residents to proceed to make sure that all of the sources the state authorities has invested in LASWA will proceed to offer security for the folks. However when it comes to having the ability to operate as a regulator, it’s undoubtedly to collaborate with the nationwide physique.”
He, nonetheless, mentioned that regardless of the apex courtroom’s judgment, “LASWA wouldn’t cease its funding as regards security and growing the waterways. Jetties are being constructed, and even the boat the state authorities has to present the sector, we’re nonetheless on it.”
In accordance with the LASWA boss, the waterways sector is continually bettering.
“It is a sector that’s continually bettering and being regulated and taking a look at what’s lacking and proceed to work on it,” the LASWA boss said.
He referred to as on all stakeholders within the waterways to do the best issues, to make sure the security and effectivity of the sector.
“Guidelines are there and guidelines can be damaged however this has to do with all stakeholders, whether or not regulators, operators and passengers, to all the time make sure that we’re liable for doing the best factor in the very first thing.
“However why ought to passengers board a ship at an ungainly time and operators know that they need to not? The federal government is doing its greatest to guarantee that security is improved and we should always not stifle our operations as this may not work properly for the operators,” he said.
