*Says project will come on stream earlier than expected
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde has said the emergence of President Bola Tinubu government is positive for the state on the issue of Ibadan Dry Port
Gov Makinde stated this while inspecting 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 Engr. Lere Adigun Housing Estate, Basorun and the Ibadan Circular Road at the weekend
The governor pointed out that as a result of the change of government at the Federal level, the Ibadan Dry Port Project may likely come on stream earlier than expected.
Governor Makinde stressed that this is because the present leadership under President Bola Tinubu, understands “the benefits of developing the economic value chain.”
” I think the change of government is even positive for Oyo State because we have a new administration at the federal level that understands what it is to develop the economic value chain”, he said.
The governor added, ” So, I think we will even cooperate more with the federal government and that project will come on stream quicker than we were expecting”
According to him, the dry port project will also benefit hugely because his administration will collaborate with the Federal Government more than ever before, as the recent change of government at the federal level would not affect the project negatively.
He maintained that Oyo state has made good progress with regards to the projects, though there is still a lot of work to be done and that his administration had been creating wonderful opportunities through infrastructure building and other key developments, which have begun to attract investors.
“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 interest-investors coming around to say, look, what exactly are we projecting in terms of the opportunities in Oyo State”.
The governor stated further “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.”
He however, charged the youth 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.
