Ogun State To Establish Dry Port

By Murphy Akanji

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, at the weekend disclosed that his administration would soon establish Dry Port at Kajola-Papalanto axis of the state.

Governor Abiodun, who made this known during the 47th annual Ikenne Ereke Day celebration with the theme ‘Divine Year of Accomplishment’, held at the Ereke Civic Center, Ikenne

“We will soon be establishing the Ogun State Dry Port which is a port without a sea at the Kajola-Papalanto axis, thereby further facilitating our manufacturers to ship their raw materials from anywhere in the world or export their finished goods from Kajola in Ogun State to the rest of the world,” he said.

Governor also disclosed that his administration would award the contract for the reconstruction of the Ikenne township road, adding that he road would begin from Aiyepe junction.

According to him, the reconstruction of the township road would further complement the completion of the stretch of the road coming from Sagamu.

“I will soon be awarding the Ikenne township road contract and that will start from the Aiyepe junction to Uren River. That will complete the stretch coming from Sagamu and it will give this town the beauty it deserves.

“We have completed the Sagamu-Ikenne road. I know some of our brothers and sisters in Ikenne would have wanted us to dualise it. As a government, our decisions are driven by data. That road does not enjoy enough traffic to allow us to dualise it. So, we looked at the cost-benefit and decided that we would complete one side of the road and when that traffic justifies it, we will now complete the other part

He also disclosed that the model school built and abandoned by the immediate past administration in the state would soon be converted into a World Class Center of Excellence by his administration.

 “We will soon be converting the Model School in Ikenne to a World Class Center of Excellence,” he said.