The Minister of finance and coordinating minister of economy, Wale Edun, has projected that the Ogun state Agro-cargo airport, when completed, will add value to the lives of the people and contribute to the rapid growth of the state and the nation’s economy.
The minister stated this while fielding questions from newsmen after being conducted around the airport by Governor Dapo Abiodun.
Edun described the airport as a major economic project, stating that it is the type of investment that grows the economy, creates jobs, reduces poverty and breaths new economic life into the area and the state.
The minister said the government at the centre was working towards creating a stable economy through the creation of a business-friendly environment to attract both local and foreign investors to the country.
Edun who acknowledged the current hardship in the country, however, emphasized that the government has come up with some intervention schemes to cushion the effects, noting that the transition period when reforms are implemented, always comes with pain, assuring that there is hope in the days to come.
