The Lagos State Government under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says it is committed to the development of the tourism and creative industry and would continue to provide a conducive atmosphere for businesses to thrive.
Governor Sanwo-Olu reiterated this commitment at the weekend during the inaugural Isimi Lagos Festival held at the Isimi Lagos Wellness and Polo Country Estate in Epe, Lagos.
He said his administration was fully committed to fostering partnerships that would enhance initiatives like Isimi Lagos, a breathtaking facility, with nature as the main attraction for tourists, relaxation and retreats, among other things.
Isimi Lagos, which Sanwo-Olu described as the birth of a new redefined hospitality, wellness and work-play environment in Lagos, is a 100 per cent eco-friendly project with over 500,000 trees planted, focusing on renewable energy, with other facilities like outdoor gym, jetty, farm shop, tech valley, helipad and a polo turf.
The facility is expected to boost the tourism potential of the state, increase foreign and private investment, and create more employment for the youths in the creative industry.
“It is the birth of the new, redefined hospitality in Lagos. It is the birth of a different kind of wellness and work-play environment. We are indeed happy that this is happening in our time,” Sanwo-Olu said.
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“This entire corridor is also the place where we are going to be seeing the Lagos Film City, Lekki Airport and a lot of the new Lagos that we are envisioning. And so Isimi Lagos has taken the first step to redefine the birth of the new Lagos that we had envisioned,” he said.
The governor said the coming of Isimi Lagos, in the eastern part of Lagos, was a testament to more things still on the way.
“And I am happy because this is about the young population. This is about the future that we see. This is about the age of the new leaders that we are birthing in the country and Lagos. You can see that it is a place for people under 40s,” Sanwo-Olu said.
“What I want us to take away from here is the discovery of the birth of a new history of tourism, hospitality and creativity in Lagos and Isimi Lagos has shown that when you put your heart and mind to something, it will happen.”
He said the promoters of the project had been on it for about four years, showing tenacity and commitment which ensured completion of the project.
“It is a full wellness centre in which they will grow what they could eat, and they will eat what they grow. It is going to be a complete end-to-end environment where everything you can imagine in the big cities is going to be here,” he said.
The event was attended by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi; Olota of Ota, Oba Adeyemi Obalanlege; Erelu Kuti IV of Lagos, Chief Abiola Dosunmu; captains of industry, tourists, among others.
