Thread by @toluogunlesi

Update on planned Inland Dry Port in Moniya, Ibadan, to serve #LagosIbadanRail:

"If Oyo State is not interested, let us know, so we can talk to another State." -@ChibuikeAmaechi

"Please don't negotiate with Ogun, we want you to partner with us on this." -@seyiamakinde

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HM @ChibuikeAmaechi visited the Inland Dry Port (IDP) site in Moniya today. Complained to Governor Makinde that entry is being denied to the Port site, only 40 hectares accessible out of the 90 hectares that the late Gov. Ajimobi made available and granted C-of-O for.

HM Amaechi says it is the responsibility of @oyostategovt to provide infrastructure for the IDP site, including access roads, power supply, 32mX18m entry and exit train bridges, etc. Which is the example @GovKaduna set with the IDP in Kaduna - provided supporting infrastructure.

So Oyo State wants 15% equity in the Dry Port, for which @NigeriaGov is requesting contribution.
“[Kaduna IDP], they did not contribute & did not ask for equity, so they don’t have equity, but here if you want 15% equity participation, then you must contribute" - @ChibuikeAmaechi

.@ChibuikeAmaechi to @seyiamakinde: "@dabiodunMFR has put so much pressure on me, incl asking me to build one or give them approval for one in Abeokuta, & I said no, 'cos if I give you approval for one, if it doesn’t kill the one in Ibadan, it'll limit its ability to function."

.@ChibuikeAmaechi to @seyiamakinde: "If the Oyo state government is not interested [in the Inland Dry Port], let’s know now, so [we can] start fresh negotiations with another State on the line between Lagos and Ibadan."

Gov @seyiamakinde to HM @ChibuikeAmaechi: "Most of the challenges mentioned, there's none that cannot be resolved... @oyostategovt has actually moved quite a bit. We have completely reconstructed Moniya - Iseyin Road..."

Governor Makinde to HM Amaechi: "You have my commitment and that of @oyostategovt to participate in this. Please don’t negotiate with @OGSG_Official. We want you to partner with us on this and we’ll do everything to make sure the issues are resolved quickly.”

@ChibuikeAmaechi and @seyiamakinde in Ibadan today.