…says Kajola dry port will create 40,000 jobs
Governor Dapo Abiodun has assured motorists and investors that Atan-Lusada-Agbara Road, an arterial road that connects nation’s largest industrial hub with Lagos and Ogun, currently under construction, will be completed in the next nine months.
Governor Abiodun, who made this known in Ota during the 31st edition of Iganmode Day celebration, also said that the Ota-Idiroko Road, the highway that connects Nigeria with Benin Republic, as well as other township roads in the local government would be looked into by his a
Administration.
He noted that the completion of the Agbara-Atan-Lusada Road, among others in the axis, is to ensure that Ota continues to occupy its pride of place in the country as the largest industrial hub.
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Governor Abiodun added that what had been achieved so far in terms of road rehabilitation across the state is an indication of the commitment and dedication of his Administration to ensure rapid development and economic prosperity of the people.
“The road that we are constructing, which is the major road in this local government, Agbara-Atan-Lusada road, that road will be completed in the next nine months by God’s grace,” he said.
Abiodun also added that with the recent approval by the Federal Executive Council, the reconstruction of the Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta Road would soon begin.
“Now, you know that in the last few weeks, we managed to get the Federal Executive Council to approve that the construction of Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta Road be transferred to the Ogun State Government. We have been fighting this for the last four years since I assumed office; myself and my colleague in Lagos State.
“The battle is not yet over, but, at least we have won round one. By the grace of God, we will continue to win,” the governor said.
He said plans had been concluded to extend the Lagos Blue Rail Line from Okokomaiko to Agbara, while assuring people that Ota would be one of the first few cities to benefit from uninterrupted power supply under the Light Up Ogun Project.
He noted that the groundbreaking of the Dry Port in Kajola, Ogun Central and the Deep Seaport in Ogun Waterside, Ogun East, would be performed very soon by his Administration.
The governor said Ogun State would soon be number two in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from her current position as the number 3 in the country because of the collective resolve of his administration to continue to open up the state for investments to thrive.
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Meanwhile, Governor Dapo Abiodun has described the recently approved Kajola dry port as a game changer in the economy of the state, as it will create at least 40,000 jobs for both skilled and unskilled workers.
The governor, who spoke through Olugbenga Dairo, Commissioner for Transportation during a chat with pressmen in Abeokuta, the State capital, said efforts had reached an advanced stage in actualizing the Dry Port at Kajola in Ifo Local Government Area of State, adding that the Government is determined to make Ogun, Nigeria’s first investment and business destination.
