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Ogun signs MoU on light rail project

By on April 15, 2013

The Ogun State government last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) on the construction of a light rail mass transit.

Speaking while signing the MoU in Abeokuta, Governor Ibikunle Amosun said there could be no development without putting the necessary infrastructure in place.

He said the project when completed would enhance the transportation system and contribute to the economic development of the state.

“We have been doing our best on roads but it is high time we paid attention to rail as well.

“We are starting the mass transit within Abeokuta metropolis; this will be extended to all our major towns including the Ado-Odo/Ota axis which will encompass all the border areas with Lagos.

“Our first focus is intra-city rail mass transit, thereafter we will embark on linking the cities together.

“Within the next couple of years, you will begin to see the results of what we are trying to do to improve transportation of goods and services,” he said.

Amosun said the population of the state was projected to rise significantly in the next few years, adding that there was the need to boost the transportation system to accommodate the growth.

In his remarks, the Managing Director of CCECC, Mr. Cao Bao Gang, lauded the Amosun administration for its vision for the state.

He said high standard would be maintained in the implementation of the project.

“The project will provide jobs for residents and help the unskilled ones to gain adequate knowledge through training and involvement in the whole process”, he said.

(  Guardian )