7 days to go, Wada commissions N1.6bn motor park in Kogi

With only seven days in office, Kogi State Governor, Captain Idris Wada yesterday commissioned an ultra modern motor park with a space capacity for 10,000 passengers. He, arguably, described it as the largest park in West Africa.
The visiting Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum and Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, commissioned the motor park. Wada said the park was built with N1.6 billion.
Commissioning the ultra modern motor park, Mimiko decried the level of accidents in the country and stated that the physiological appearance of some of the motor parks in the country were largely responsible for some of road crashes but noted that the Lokoja mega motor park was one built to save lives.
The Ondo State governor pointed out that between 2012 and 2014, Nigeria witnessed 30,532, which involved 132,794 passengers while 16,703 persons died.
He commended the Kogi State Government for keying into the model concept, saying the mega terminal was a masterpiece that will touch the lives of people of Kogi State.
In his address, Wada explained that the concept behind the ultra modern mega terminal was aimed at generating revenue for the state, as well for the security of lives and property of passengers as well as create employment opportunities for the people of the state.
He disclosed that the state government has handed over the management of the facility of the park to a private company known as AIL, and urged them to handle it properly
Wada assured there would be adequate security around the terminal.

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