By Abimbola Bamgbose
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, says the state’s Agro-Cargo International Airport would commence scheduled and non-scheduled flights in the next few weeks.
The governor made the disclosure while speaking at the 13th Gateway International Trade Fair breakfast meeting with chief executive officers, captains of industry, entrepreneurs, investors and stakeholders alike, in Abeokuta.
Abiodun noted that the approval process to get the airport running has reached an advanced stage, with the approval expected in few days’ time.
According to him, the airport is located in a Special Agro Processing Zone, adding that President Bola Tinubu has approved the Special Agro Processing Zone as a Free Trade Zone.
Abiodun also informed that his administration would soon be flagging off the Kajola Inland Container Terminal, noting that when fully operational, the terminal would allow investors situated within the state an opportunity to pick up their containers, process their raw materials and also export their goods efficiently.
Meanwhile, Governor Abiodun in a separate event however officially declared opened the ongoing 13th Gateway International Trade Fair at the M.K.O Abiola Trade Fair Complex, Laderin, Abeokuta the state capital.
The 2024 edition of the Fair which already commenced on Friday April 19, 2024 will run till Monday April 29, 2024.
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