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  01.02.2022
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Nigerian Delegation Visited Metro Istanbul

Metro Istanbul hosted the representatives of Lagos, Nigeria. Lagos State Administrative Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Lagos Metropolitan Area Public Transport Authority General Manager Abimbola Akinajo and the accompanying delegation received information from Metro Istanbul General Manager Ozgur Soy about the rail system project they plan to do in the region.

Metro Istanbul is Turkey's largest urban rail system operator and is one of the affiliate companies of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM). Metro Istanbul continues its cooperation and collaboration negotiations with the cities of different countries. Finally, the company management, which met with the Baku delegation a while ago, hosted the representatives of Lagos, Nigeria at Esenler Headquarters.

Cooperation committee is established
Lagos State Administrative Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Lagos Metropolis Region Public Transport Authority (LAMATA) General Manager Abimbola Akinajo and the accompanying delegation of 18 representatives came together with Metro Istanbul General Manager Ozgur Soy and company senior management to cooperate and collaborate in the rail system projects they plan to do in the Lagos region. They exchanged information about opportunities. At the meeting, a committee was formed by discussing cooperation and collaboration opportunities to benefit from the experiences of Metro Istanbul.

“We are a technology developing company”
Transferring the expertise of Metro Istanbul to the delegation, General Manager Soy informed the Lagos delegation about the fields where they can support the project and said, “As Metro Istanbul, we are a technology company with 33-years of history, experience and knowledge in R&D and consultancy services as well as management. We are in a position to inform our stakeholders, with whom we cooperate, with an impartial approach, on how to meet their needs without directing them to any supplier”.

“Collaboration with successful operators is necessary.”
Lagos State Administrative Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said, “Just buying trains is not enough to become a world-class rail operator. In order to carry out the right train operation, it is necessary to cooperate with countries and companies that carry out successful work in the sector. With this understanding, my team and me visited Metro Istanbul in Turkey and had the opportunity to observe the operation methods, processes and working methods on site. We thank Mr. Ozgur Soy, the General Manager of Metro Istanbul, for accompanying us during our visit and giving us information about the company and its work”.

After the meeting, the Nigerian delegation visited M1 Command and Control Centre, the workshop area, and the R&D and Design Centre and conducted a field investigation.
 

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