Gateway Airport: Ogun to top IGR ranking in 2031- Ex CBN deputy gov, Lemo

A erstwhile Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Tunde Lemo, has asserted that the recently commissioned Gateway International Airport successful Iperu volition propel Ogun State to the apical of the nationalist Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) rankings oregon beryllium among the apical 3 wrong the adjacent 5 years.

Lemo stated this connected Saturday during the commissioning of the airdrome and inspection of respective projects by President Bola Tinubu.

Recall that the airdrome constructed by the Ogun State government, is aimed to service arsenic a large cargo hub and a rider alternate to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport successful Lagos.

According to President Tinubu, the airdrome task is integrated with autarkic vigor and state investments successful summation to different programs designed to interaction each societal levels.

Speaking astatine the event, Lemo besides commended Tinubu for supporting the realisation of the project, describing it arsenic a transformative economical plus for Ogun State and Nigeria.

He said, “This is simply a singular achievement, for me, it’s not due to the fact that it volition transportation passengers but due to the fact that it volition assistance export drive. A cargo airdrome volition beryllium utilized by the grace of God to export cultivation products and that for maine is simply a large takeaway that volition assistance to boost the export and GDP of Ogun State.

“My anticipation is that with this achievement, Ogun State should instrumentality implicit arsenic 1 of the apical 3 if not the champion successful ...