The Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has commended the bold initiative of Governor Dapo Abiodun on
the Gateway International Agro Cargo and Passenger Airport, saying that the airport would soon be the transporta-
tion hub for other states in the South-West.
Gbajabiamila also applauded the Governor for forging ahead with the airport project even when many of his colleagues in the region failed in their quest to build world class airports in their states in recent time.
The Chief of Staff, who stated this during a chat with newsmen at the airport shortly after attending the commissioning of the Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona School of Governance Studies and presentation of a book titled “Reinventing Governance in Nigeria: The Oba (Dr) Sikiru Kayode Adetona
Model,” at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, said the airport will revolutionize air transportation in the region and Nigeria as a whole.
The former Speaker of the House of Representatives further gave kudos to Governor Abiodun for believing in the airport project, which he said would help improve the economy of Ogun State.
He added that the airport would help drive the economy of the state, neighbouring states, and the country as a whole, saying that the ease of doing business in the state would also be improved.
He said: “For Ogun State, this airport has the potential of being a hub for every other state around the South-West and improving the ease of doing business. You can travel from here. The potential is enormous. You can’t begin to
count; it has its ripple effects
on the economy.
“When I was in the National Assembly over the years, I knew of several states in the South-West that tried and struggled to build airports that were nowhere of this size and they were not able to do it.Without taking anything away from them, it’s commenda-
tions all the way for Governor
Dapo Abiodun.
“I was surprised at what it looks like inside. The outside belies the inside, and I think the governor has done a good
job. He deserves to be commended.
“I believe this airport was built in two years and some months, and that is a short period within which to complete
an airport such as this.”
Credit : Tribune
