Highlights from Lagos Food Festival 2021
The maiden edition of the event was kicked off on Sunday with an unfamiliar chef Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu while assisting the guest chef and Big Brother Naija season 6 winner, Whitemoney at the Lagos State Food Festival at the Justice Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Clad in a black apron, Sanwo-Olu set up the symbolic outdoor kitchen and prepared stir fried rice, the official meal of the occasion, in the full glare of the public. Sanwo-Olu assisted Whitemoney to deliver the Lagos delicacy made from onion, smoked fish, mixed granules of bonga fish and crayfish, pepper and seasoning.
The initiative, formerly known as Seafood Festival, is a yearly event hosted by the State Government to exhibit local delicacies and agricultural commodities produced in Lagos for the international market.
The Governor encouraged the sellers to take advantage of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) to grow their businesses, noting that part of the event’s objectives was to boost the entrepreneurial spirit of the residents. Sanwo-Olu said the administration remained committed to promoting the growth of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), adding that his Government continually carried out reforms to ensure ease of doing business in Lagos.
