Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said the Ibadan Dry Port Project may likely come on stream quicker than expected because the present leadership of the country under President Bola Tinubu, understands “the benefits of developing the economic value chain.”
This is just as he said the dry port project would also benefit the state hugely because his administration would collaborate with the federal government more than ever before, stating that the recent change of government at the federal level would not affect the project negatively.
Makinde stated this at the weekend when he inspected several ongoing projects, including the Ibadan Inland Dry Port, the College of Agriculture and Renewable Energy, Iseyin, a campus of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso; the Engineer Lere Adigun Housing Estate, Basorun and the Ibadan Circular Road.
According to him, the state has made good progress with regards to the projects, even though there is still a lot of work to be
done.
Noting that his administration had been creating wonderful opportunities through infrastructure building and other key developments, which have begun to attract investors.
The governor, therefore, urged the youths to key into the opportunities by contributing and getting the rewards, rather than leaving the country for foreign lands in search of imaginary greener pastures.
Makinde while fielding questions from journalists on the projects shortly after inspecting the Ibadan Circular Road Interchange at Egbeda LGA, said regarding the inspected projects: “Well, I will say so far, so good, there is still a lot of work to be done but we are making a good progress. You have seen it as well.
“We were on that campus (LAUTECH Campus, Iseyin) before the election and we have seen between then and now that a lot of progress has been made. And even here (Ibadan Circular Road), we have interested investors coming around to say what exactly are we projecting in terms of the opportunities in Oyo State?
“To the people, we have many opportunities around here especially for our young folks. They should not ‘Japa’ because if they are hardworking, they can contribute and get their rewards.
“So, I will say we are creating opportunities across the spectrum and people are paying attention to what we are doing.”
