By Daniel Eteghe
Lagos State Gover-nor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), has said the decision of the state government to host the forthcoming Kuramo Conference was to give Africa a voice in global decision making.

He also said the state would be in the vanguard of promoting Africa’s voice in the world by making pragmatic decisions and regulations to effectively represent Africa on the global scene.

Speaking to aviation correspondents at the presidential wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport Lagos, Tuesday night, Fashola said the state would no longer fold its arms and allow laws made by people in other parts of the world dictate Africans’ decisions, norms and mores.

Fashola said: “Kuramo Conference is a composition of the best brains to begin to lead Africa’s voice. It is not about Lagos, it is focused on leading Africa’s voice.

“I think, and I’m certain in my report, that we have some of the best intellectuals here. But the truth is that in the global comity of nations, when important decisions are to be taken decisions are taken about how to re-regulate, where is Africa being represented?”

“Many of the regulations that we apply today for international banking, foreign exchange, bills of laden, concept  of human rights protection were device of about 70 years ago by the Europeans; we didn’t have a say in it.”