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I’m ready to make Ibadan dry port work: Gov. Makinde

Governor Seyi Makinde says his administration will resolve bottlenecks around the Ibadan Dry Port project.

• November 12, 2021
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde (Photo Credit: Twitter)
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde (Photo Credit: Twitter)

Governor Seyi Makinde says his administration will resolve bottlenecks around the Ibadan Dry Port project.

Mr Makinde stated this on Thursday while playing host to a delegation of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council led by its Executive Secretary, Emmanuel Jime, in Ibadan.

The governor explained that the project was important to his government, hence the resolve to partner the council to achieve an early realisation of the project.

“If we have things that should have been done on our side that are having a negative impact on the progress of this project, please let us know so that we can remove such impediment immediately,” said the Oyo governor. “And, if there are things that we also need to do to fast-track this project, we really want to do it because this project is a game-changer for us.”

Mr Jime, who led the delegation, appreciated the governor for his commitment to the project.

He noted that the South-West geopolitical zone had always been strategic toward implementing the council’s mandate.

According to him, this is due to the Apapa and Tin Can Island ports and other industrial activities in the zone.

(NAN)

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