Amaechi, who is also aspiring to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 on the platform of APC, made the promise when he visited the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Olalekan Balogun, at his Alarere Palace, Ibadan.

The minister was responding to Senator Kola Balogun (PDP-Oyo South Senatorial District), request for the completion of Ibadan Inland Dry Port.

Amaechi said all the bottlenecks surrounding delay of the project had been resolved.

The minister assured Olubadan and the general public that the project would commence operation once approved by FEC.

He, also assured the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes, CCII, that a railway station would be named after an Ibadan indigene, pointing out that it would not be within Ibadan Railway corridor.

The APC presidential aspirant said he possessed all that would take him to make Nigeria better, if given the opportunity to become the president.

Amaechi said he was a detribalised Nigerian, adding that as a firm believer in Nigerian project, his cabinet as the governor in Rivers had a sizable numbers of non-indigenes.

“Two Permanent Secretaries were non-natives of Rivers State to demonstrate my detribalised nature.

“I don’t belong to any geo-political bloc as far as my presidential ambition is concerned.

‘I’m not Hausa/Fulani candidate, I’m not Yoruba candidate, I’m not Igbo candidate and I’m not even the Kalabari candidate, but a Nigeria candidate,” he said.

Amaechi also promised to perform if allowed to govern Nigeria, recalling how he turned things around in Rivers while governing the state and made it a safe haven for both people and businesses.

“Whoever is conversant with Rivers State will attest to it that the place witnessed a turnaround during my tenure and this was made possible by creating alternative to criminality.

“Whatever you do, if people are not engaged toward ministering to their welfare, crime will thrive,” he said.

Responding, Oba Balogun lauded Amaechi for being a detribalised Nigerian, saying that the minister shared same attribute with him on oneness of Nigeria.

The Olubadan said that Amaechi had demonstrated the capacity to wedge the country together and told him to feel free to knock at the palace’s door any time.

He, thereafter, harped on the unity of the country, saying that, irrespective of language, tribe or religion, “we are all brothers and sisters.”

Source: NAN

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The Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Abiodun Abdu-Raheem, gave the hint at a meeting with royal fathers from Akinyele local government area which was held at the conference center of the local government secretariat on Thursday.

Abdu-Raheem who appealed to the royal fathers to talk to land owners not to scuttle the process of enumeration, stressed that the present administration would adequately compensate those whose lands were affected.

“The present government, led by Engr. Seyi Makinde is ready to enumerate original land owners at Akinyele local government whose land would be used for new Inland dry port as well as the rail line for development of the area.

“Once the government acquires the land, adequate compensation would be made to the original land owners as well as farmers who planted on them.

“This is a massive development for the area as socio-economic activities will be boosted because of the introduction of the Inland Dry port as well as the rail line.”

According to him, three hundred hectares of land would be used for the project, noting that due process would be followed.

Speaking earlier, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Ademola Ajibola, harped on the need for cooperation from those concerned, adding that the dry port would be of immense benefit to people of Akinyele local government.

The Alakinyele of Akinyele, Oba James Odeniran, as well as Baales of the community called on the state government to consider resettlement of those whose villages and farmland would be affected, while appreciating the government for considering Akinyele local government for the developmental project.

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