We’re Leveraging E1 Lagos GP To Drive Blue Economy Growth – Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the authorities is utilizing the E1 Lagos GP Series One contention arsenic a catalyst to physique a robust clime alteration ecosystem, portion positioning the authorities astatine the forefront of Africa’s bluish economy.

Governor Sanwo-Olu who spoke astatine the inaugural E1 Lagos GP, African Blue Economy Summit 1 Lagos 2025, held astatine Eko Atlantic City, described the lawsuit arsenic much than conscionable a sporting spectacle, but an economical and biology springboard aimed astatine unlocking the continent’s maritime potential.

“With this platform, Lagos is pushing the frontiers of the bluish economy. We privation to make a bold and resilient ecosystem that produces leaders successful technology, entertainment, and economical innovation. This is astir shaping a aboriginal that is climate-resilient and economically inclusive,” Sanwo-Olu said.

Themed, “Harnessing Africa’s Blue Natural Capital for Sustainable Growth,” the acme brought unneurotic cardinal stakeholders successful the maritime, environmental, and innovation sectors to research the imaginable of Africa’s water and freshwater resources for sustainable development.

In his address, the state’s Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, noted that the E1 inaugural presents a unsocial accidental to pull strategical concern into the state’s waterways and maritime infrastructure.

“Our committedness is collective. We are creating an enabling situation to thrust sustainable h2o transport, unlock economical opportunities, and boost occupation creation,” Osiyemi said.

Highlighting the planetary entreaty of the event, erstwhile Ivorian footballer and president of the Didier Drogba Foundation, Mr Didier Drogba, praised Lagos for hosting the archetypal E1 Series contention successful Africa.

“The Blue Economy Summit is not conscionable a conference, it’s astir survival. “This lawsuit shows however sport, technology, and innovation tin empower African younker and align their aboriginal with the planetary economy,” Drogba said.

Co-founder and president of the E1 Series, Mr Alejandro Agag, besides commended the Lagos State authorities for its businesslike readying and execution of the race, urging continuous enactment implicit the adjacent 5 years.

The acme besides featured the information of the director-general of the National Council connected Climate Change, Dr Omotenioye Majekodunmi, alongside different cardinal nationalist and planetary personalities.