Agro-Cargo Airport will be ready in December — Gov. Abiodun
By Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta
The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that the ongoing Agro-Cargo Airport project at Ilisan Remo would be ready for commissioning by December
Gov. Abiodun while speaking through his Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Waheed Odusile after leading the media team of the governor to inspect the facilities said that the first airplane by the special grace of God would land at the airport in December.
The Governor said the Agro-Cargo Airport is among other giant strides of his administration to be commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari in December.
According to statement made available to journalists by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Kunle Somorin, the Governor who appreciated the development said when the project is completed, it will create thousands of job for the teeming youths, men and women affirming that this will indirectly help to eradicate crime and criminality in the society.
He said the airport will boost the economic activities and increase the internally generated revenue of the State adding that the present leadership in the State will continue to judiciously use the tax payers’money for the benefit of all.
Abiodun reiterated government’s stance that the first aeroplane will land at the airport by December.
“We have done everything to ensure that this project is commissioned by the President in December, among other projects,” he concluded.
Speaking during the tour, the Senior Project Manager of the Agro-Cargo, Mr. Nicholas Mfarrej disclosed that work is going as scheduled on the project as the government is not joking with its desire to deliver the project in record time.
Mr. Mfarrej was said to have disclosed that the foundation of the control tower and that of the terminal building are 1.5m into the ground while the 4km runway already asphalted has extra 140m leveled ground on both sides for flight safety noting that the fire fighting station, Apron and taxi way are enjoying noticeable progress.
He was said to have also revealed that the airport project is sitting on an 8,500 hectares of land with 16km airport fence and that over 550 staff from the local community are presently working at the construction site.
