Following completion, the Ogun State Agro-Cargo Airport is expected to improve people’s quality of life and accelerate the growth of the state and national economies, according to the Coordinating Minister of Economy and Minister of Finance, Wale Edun.
Naija News reports that the minister made this statement on Friday while answering questions from reporters after touring the cargo airport.
When fully operational, Edun said the airport will be a game-changer for the state and represent a significant economic undertaking of the Prince Abiodun-led administration.
The minister said, “I have had the opportunity to be here before and I know that the ARISE Agro-Cargo Industrial and Export Processing Zone, is a major economic achievement that speaks to the possibility of rapid growth of the economy, which is the objective of Mr. President to have more investments like this.
“It is the type of investment that grows the economy, that creates jobs, that reduces poverty and it is…