Access road to Laderin train station will soon be completed, says Dapo Abiodun

Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, says the access road to Laderin train station in Abeokuta will soon be completed.

Speaking during a church service to usher in the 2024/2025 legal year held at the Cathedral Church of St. Peter, Abeokuta, Abiodun said the contractor handling the road project has completed the construction of two culverts.

He said the culverts will channel water away from the road, while earthwork and drainage will commence soon.

“We don’t understand why a train station is built without an access road as part of that project’s conception. Today, we have built a world-class airport in Remo; can you imagine that we built that airport without considering the access road to that airport?,” he said.

“There are other existing roads to that airport. However, we have begun the construction of an access road that tees off the Sagamu-Benin Expressway.

“If you are coming to that airport, you don’t need to go through Ilisan or Iperu; you make a left turn straight to the airport. This is what a project from inception should look like.

“In this instance, this train station was conceived, built, and completed without an access road being part of the project.

“As a responsible governor and government, we have taken it upon ourselves to award the contract for the road leading to that train station, and that contract is currently ongoing. However, the construction of two big box culverts that will channel stormwater away from the road has been completed.

“Earthwork and drainage will start. I will, however, personally urge the contractor to ensure he finishes on record time.”