French traders eye Ogun airport, seaport

French traders have expressed curiosity in investing in Ogun State’s transport sector, significantly the Gateway Agro-Cargo Airport, the Olokola Sea Port, and the state’s railway system.

In response to a press release, former French Minister of Transport, Djebbari Jean-Baptiste, disclosed this throughout a go to to Governor Dapo Abiodun at his workplace in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta,

Talking to journalists after a closed-door assembly with the governor, Jean-Baptiste praised the infrastructural progress in Ogun State and highlighted its attractiveness to French companies

“We have now many French operators in transportation, logistics, and aviation. Many are interested by Nigeria, significantly Ogun State as a result of it’s seen as a dynamic and dependable accomplice,” he stated.

The previous minister revealed that his go to was a follow-up to discussions held throughout President Bola Tinubu’s state go to to France final December.

Jean-Baptiste disclosed that in his two-day tour, he and his group will go to the Gateway Worldwide Airport, the dry port, the seaport, and the railway system.

The previous minister emphasised Ogun’s rising economic system and excessive market demand make it a promising vacation spot for worldwide investments.

Governor Abiodun supplied insights into his administration’s multimodal transport grasp plan, to spice up the state’s economic system. “We took benefit of the federal authorities’s rail infrastructure. This knowledgeable the event of our Gateway Worldwide Airport, dry port, and upcoming seaport,” the governor stated.

He added that the airport, situated inside an aerotropolis, will function a Particular Agro-Processing Zone and a Nigeria Customs and Excise Village. Whereas most bodily constructions on the airport, together with the runway and management tower, are full, delays in putting in navigational gear have postponed its industrial operations.

Jean-Baptiste recommended the governor’s management and imaginative and prescient, describing Abiodun as a person who has assembled a reliable group to drive Ogun’s growth. “It’s been six years since he assumed workplace, and the adjustments are large and optimistic,” the previous minister stated.