Burdened by myriads of challenges in the manufacturing sector, a delegation of the Ikeja and Apapa chapters of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) yesterday visited the state governor Babatunde Fashola SAN to seek greater support to manufacturers in the state by his government.
The delegation, which comprised CEOs of indigenous and multinational manufacturing companies in Lagos, was led by the chairman of Ikeja branch, Rev. Isaac Adegoye, who detailed the governor on the manufacturers’ concerns.
Specifically, the manufacturers want the state government to assist in areas of roads infrastructure and power supply in its numerous industrial estates, curbing excesses of local governments in tax collections, maintaining and instilling free flow of traffic on seaport road, as well as establishment of committees to be visiting manufacturers on a more regular basis to appreciate their challenges.
“The real sector operates under a harsh environment and this has led to the closure of about 800 companies nationwide.
