The Ogun State Government has commenced construction work on the Sagamu-Papalanto-Ilaro road.
Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed that the construction work is under a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement between Ogun State, the Federal Government and Dangote Group.
Abiodun revealed this at the commissioning of the Abeokuta branch of Providus Bank in the Oke-Ilewo area of Ogun on Wednesday.
The governor said that the dual carriageway, which would be made of concrete, represents a successful story of how PPP could be used for the good of the people.
He added that once completed, the road would ease traffic on the Abeokuta-Siun-Sagamu road, which is currently providing a link from the Ota axis to the Lagos-Ibadan Motorway.
According to Abiodun, the influx of industries and other forms of investments to Ogun state is a clear indication that the PPP vision of his administration is yielding positive results.
The governor noted that the various policies and programmes put in place by his administration through the ISEYA pillars and the buy-in by the private sector show that public private partnership could work if properly harnessed.
“Ogun is blessed with mineral resources in abundance; two-thirds of our land are sitting on limestone,” Abiodun said.
“The gas pipelines that crisscross Ogun and the conducive environment have brought a lot of industries and businesses to our state.
“Ogun State is the largest producer of cassava in the world, number one producer of poultry and eggs in Nigeria. We are the industrial, religious, and educational capital of Nigeria.
“We have more universities than 3-4 states combined, which means that we are constantly incubating more students than any other state,” the governor said.
Abiodun also said that Ogun state would soon commence the construction of a Dry Port at Kajola.
He stated that this would certainly enable manufacturers import their raw materials and route them directly to Ogun.
According to the governor, this would also increase the state’s ranking on the ease of doing business index.
“This administration has been very deliberate by turning the push factor to pull factor. We will continue to provide the enabling environment for people to come live, work, and play in our State,” he added.
