The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that his administration will turn the sod of $800m Special Agro-Processing Zone to be sited at the
Abiodun disclosed this on Wednesday at the Treasury Board Meeting, held at Obas Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
He explained that the turning of sod, which would mark the beginning of the first phase of the multi million dollars investment, would take place on Friday, this week, while construction of structures for the project would commence in the first week of December. “Construction is going to start first week in December. I am aware that Nigeria Customs Service also wants to start construction immediately in the same aerotropolis.According to the governor, the siting of the project is an indication of how viable the airport would be on completion, expressing optimism that the Nigerian Air Force, the Customs Service, multi-nationals and investors that had indicated interest in the airport would soon follow suit.
Responding to the presentations by the officials of the Ministry of Housing and related agencies at the Treasury Board Meeting, the governor described the current state of the once viable hotel as an eyesore, saying something urgent must be done to address the situation.
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