MAN Tables List Of Roads It Wants Ogun State Government to Fix
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has tabled a list of roads it wants Ogun State Government to fix to boost activities in Nigeria’s industrial hub in Ota and Agbara
The roads are Ota-Abeokuta segment of the Abeokuta-Lagos expressway, and major roads in Ota, Atan and Agbara Industrial Estates.
The National President, Francis Meshioye, made the demand during the thirty eighth annual general meeting of the association in Abeokuta, last Thursday.
He said the rehabilitation of the roads would boost industrial activities in the areas.
The MAN President also asked the State Government to harmonize taxes and levies being paid by industrialists in the state
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The AGM had the theme, ‘Re-engineering Economic Pathways for the Growth and Advancement of the Real Sector – Current Realities and Future Prospects’.
Meshioye stated, “Some of the roads the manufacturers would want Governor Abiodun to help fix include Lagos–Abeokuta Express road; roads in and outside industrial estates in Atan, Agbara and Ota. We urge you to improve on these roads in order to boost industrial activities and expand opportunities for jobs and wealth creation for the citizenry in the state.
“We equally implore Your Excellency to direct that taxes and levies should be harmonised in the state.”
The governor, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tokunbo Talabi, hailed the manufacturers, describing them as pivotal to a prosperous economy.
