Ex-French minister discloses investors’ growing interest in Ogun
23 January 2025 |
3:26 am
Former French Minister of Transport, Mr Djebbari Jean-Baptiste, has hinted at the desire of investors from his country to invest in the transport sector of Ogun State, especially the agro-cargo airport.
Former French Minister of Transport, Mr Djebbari Jean-Baptiste, has hinted at the desire of investors from his country to invest in the transport sector of Ogun State, especially the agro-cargo airport.
Other areas of interest for the investors, according to Jean-Baptiste, are the Dry Port, the Olokola Sea Port and the railway system.
Fielding questions from newsmen after a closed-door meeting with Governor Dapo Abiodun in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Jean-Baptiste said he was impressed with the level of infrastructural facilities at the airport, hence the need to draw the attention of French investors to the state.
He said: “This is one of the several meetings I have had with the governor over the years. We discussed aviation-related items owing to the fact that the state is developing the Gateway International Airport, the Dry Port and all the major infrastructural projects related to transport.
“We have many French operators, who are involved in transportation, logistics and aviation. There are many interested in investing in Nigeria and Ogun State because Ogun State is seen as a very dynamic and reliable partner.”
He said he had met the governor on many occasions, including last December during the state visit of President Bola Tinubu to President Macron in France, and proposed to come and see how he could contribute to the development in Ogun State in the area of transport and aviation.
According to the former transport minister, during the two-day visit, his team would tour the Gateway International Airport, assess the opportunities regarding the Dry Port, the Sea Port and the railway system with a view to sharing experiences, adding that “because I can see your products are developing very quickly and booming, the demography and market demand are very high.”
He described Governor Abiodun as a man with a clear vision, who took pains to assemble good hands to assist him in realizing his dreams for the state, noting: “It has been six years since the governor has been heading the state, and I can see that the changes are really massive and positive.”
Abiodun had earlier informed his guests that his administration had developed a multimodal transport master plan meant to assist the state in designing its modes of transport to drive the state economy.
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