…Hails Abiodun, Daniel For Visionary Execution
Public affairs analyst and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Otunba Segun Showunmi, has declared that the newly operational Gateway International Airport in Iperu-Ilishan will transform Ogun State into Nigeria’s foremost investment destination.
Showunmi, who made the declaration on Thursday after arriving at the airport on a commercial flight from Abuja, said the multi-billion-naira facility had positioned Ogun as a true hub of economic prosperity and industrial expansion.
He described the airport as “the most strategic infrastructure to unlock Ogun’s economic future,” stressing that the state now offers unmatched opportunities for investors seeking sustainable returns.
“If you are not investing in Ogun State, you ain’t investing,” Showunmi said. “This airport will attract more genuine investments than all the misdirected ventures people waste energy on.”
The PDP stalwart commended Governor Dapo Abiodun for the courage to actualise the project and lauded former Governor Gbenga Daniel for conceptualising it years earlier.
He recalled that he was part of the government team when the airport was first conceived during Daniel’s administration, noting that its eventual completion under Abiodun’s leadership demonstrates continuity and vision in governance.
“I had the privilege of being there when this idea was born during the administration of Otunba Gbenga Daniel,” Showunmi said. “It took several years and different administrations, but the dream has finally become reality.”
Showunmi described the Gateway International Airport as a landmark achievement that would stimulate trade, tourism, and logistics development in the South-West and beyond.
“When you build infrastructure like this, everything else follows. The airport is not just a runway — it’s the foundation of a new Ogun economy,” he said.
“Over time, people will realise that this single infrastructure will generate more income than many of the misplaced priorities governments often pursue.”
He congratulated Governor Abiodun “on behalf of all good citizens of Ogun State at home and in the diaspora” for ensuring that a commercial flight landed in the state within his tenure, calling it “a defining milestone in Ogun’s history.”
“Sometimes we think the best has already happened, but I believe the best is yet to come,” he added.
“Governor Abiodun is on track to finish very strongly. Ogun’s time has come.”
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