By Abdulrahman Abdullahi
Oyo state government has been called upon to ensure that more infrastructures are constructed in place for the Inland Dry Port in Ibadan.
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, in a statement by his Media Assistant, Mrs Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, on Friday, made the call while also appealing for access roads to service the dry port and the train station in Moniya or relinquish the project to another state on the route
NAN reports that the Minister recently had a meeting with Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde in Ibadan on the sidelines of his visit to the Inland dry port site.
The Minister noted some issues hindering the effort of the port construction.
According to him, the pressure on Ibadan will be too much to handle when movement of cargoes from Apapa to Ibadan begins if the issues were not tackle with haste now for construction to commence.
“There are issues of border, we had acquired the land, gotten C of O when the former governor was here, now they are denying us entry into the land. We had 90 acres of land, now we have access to only 40.”