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‘Ogun Cargo Airport To Accommodate Commercial Flights’
Ogun State Governor, Mr. Dapo Abiodun, has said that the Gateway Agro Cargo Airport, Ilishan Remo, would run commercial flights upon completion.
Also, authorities of the Nigerian Air force (NAF) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have indicated interest in establishing their operational bases at the airport.
Abiodun disclosed this during an interactive meeting with leaders of Community Development Councils and Associations in all the 20 local government areas, held in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, at the Weekend.
The Governor stated that some airlines have shown interest in operating commercial flights at the airport, adding that such would boost the economy of the state.
“Work is ongoing at our Cargo Airport at Ilisan-Remo. I want to inform you that Nigerian Air Force and the Nigeria Customs Service have written to me that they would like to have their operational bases at the airport when it is ready.
“Not only that, some commercial airlines operating in the country have also shown interest in the airport. That means by the grace of God, when the airport starts operations this December, people in Ogun State will have the opportunity to board their flights from there to anywhere they want to go rather than going to Lagos,” he said.
The Governor explained that his administration’s decision to build the airport was to ensure that the state benefits from being the industrial hub of the country as well as the numerous value chains that comes from such a gigantic project.
The agro-cargo airport was revitalised by the present administration after being abandoned by former Governor, Ibikunle Amosun.
Its construction commenced in March, 2022. When completed by December this year, it would probably become the fastest constructed airport on the continent.
The project, when operational would provide no fewer than 25,000 jobs for the people of the State
Abiodun also spoke on plans by his administration to further open up the state for more investment and social activities.
According to him, to the Ogun Light Up project that would ensure constant power in the state would kick-start in the capital city and spread to other parts of the state, while Mowe, Ibafo and Abeokuta would also benefit from the urbanisation project.
Abiodun informed community leaders that his administration has started implementing its Multimodal Transportation System with the launch of a pilot Bus Transit programme in Abeokuta, adding that the reconstruction of major federal roads such as the Ijebu-Ode-Epe, Sagamu-Siun-Abeokuta and Atan-Lusada-Agbara roads, was to ensure that people carry out economic activities without stress.
“Our mission was to provide a focused government and this was informed by our geographical location. We have border with the biggest economy in Nigeria and the fifth largest in Africa and an international border with Benin Republic.
We encourage investors to come in and invest in our State and in so doing create employment opportunities for our youths.
“We also resolved to complete all uncompleted projects that will add economic value to the lives of our people. As I speak, we have constructed at least a road in all the 20 local government areas.
“We have rehabilitated schools and provided them with furniture so that they can keep bringing out best quality of education the state is known for,” he noted.
He assured the leaders of Community Development Councils and Associations that they would be involved in decision making especially on siting and execution of projects in their various communities, assuring that the meeting would be held on regular basis to interface on issues affecting the well-being of the people.
Responding, the Chairman, Community Development Council, Ogun Central, Alhaji Waheed Adekunle, appreciated the governor for convening the meeting after waiting for such an opportunity in the state for more than 10 years.
He, however, called on the governor to look into the poor state of the Social Development.
Rivers state Deputy Governor Professor Ngozi Nma Odu has commended “The Port Harcourt City One Love,”a Port Harcourt based humanitarian orgnisation For it’s commitment towards alleviating the sufferings of the poor and vulnerable in the society.
Professor Ngozi Nma Odu said this while speaking at this year’s edition of “operation feed the needy” a yearly outreach program of “The Port Harcourt City One Love ” in Port Harcourt.
The Deputy Governor said by feeding more than sixty thousands hungry people within the past six years, the Port Harcourt City One Love Movement has distinguished itself as a club that cares for the less privilege in the society.
She commended the , organization for listing eleven thousand persons to be fed in the current exercise.
Meanwhile The Port Harcourt City One Love has planned a permanent solution to the problem of feeding the poor in the state.
The leader of the group Mr Idaere Gogo Ogan who said this in an interview with newsmen during the distribution of food items to the poor and vulnerables in Port Harcourt said the organization is planning a permanent food kitchen where poor and vulnerable persons can work in anytime and get fed.
Idaere Gogo Ogan said more than sixty thousands poor and vulnerable persons across Port Harcourt City and environs have been fed since the inception of “The operation feed the needy” program six years ago,adding that so far sixty thousands poor and vulnerable persons have beneffited.
He described the group as a platform to promote friendship, brotherhood, community development empathy and feeding the less privilege and hungry people
“That’s what we are doing today here,so we started the exercise six years ago”.he said.
Ogan said the effort was a private sector driven initiative but added “it also involves people in Government because the platform does not recognize any division,we bring everybody together in unity , friendship and brotherhood”he said.
He said the effort will go along way in alleviating hunger especially following the prevailing hunger in the country.
According to him “you know the country is very tough, people are hungry people are starving, there is a whole lot of economic hardship,so for us, this is just our own way of reaching out, our own social contribution to what is very difficult”he said.
Over eleven thousand persons were fed in the just concluded exercise.
Areas of coverage include, Isaac Boro park, Port Harcourt prison/Macoba, Borokiri/Enugu waterside Bundu areas Waterlines and others.
Some of the beneficiaries including an 80 years old widow commended the movement for the annual programm and urged other organizations to emulate them
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