Oko-baba Sawmillers Association has Lauded the Lagos State Government for its unending effort in achieving the long term agreement in relocating from Ebute Meta Agbowa- Ikosi Timberville ,Ikosi-Ejirin Local Council Development Area (LCDA) and provision of modern and conducive environment for their business to thrive.
President ,Lagos State mainland Sawmillers Association, Oko-baba Alhaji AbdulGaniyu Onikeku while addressing the media at the Sawmillers New site , Agbowa-Ikosi Timberville , commended Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu for making the relocation process a reality after several adminstrations.
He said :” the relocation plan has been in process for decades in which different administrations have been in power but was unable to complete the project”.
Onikeku explained that Late Lateef Jakande intitiated the relocation of Sawmillers from Oko-baba to Ejirin in 1980 but wasn’t realistic due to military Junta,Afterwards in 2023,Former Governor of Lagos state, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, revived the plan to relocate the sawmillers to a new site in Agbowa after several deliberations on the previous choosen location.
He added that former Governor Babatunde Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode also tried their best to achieve the relocation plan and fulfilling the agreement terms in the MOU during their tenure but weren’t able to achieve it.
Onikeku noted that the new site has a significant improvement from their previous location, with better infrastructure and equipment.
“The government has promised us what we demanded, and they have fulfilled it to the best of their abilities and completing it to 80%. We are pleased with the government’s efforts, and we look forward to continuing our business in Agbowa,
“The government has provided us with eight transformers, compared to the six we had at our previous location,”
“Our sawmills were built to our specifications, and we have been given offices and other amenities,”he said.
According to him, The association signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) before coming to the Timber ville in Agbowa.
“All sawmillers signed to be here including those who think they can work with us but those who refused to sign are just Middlemen who doesn’t have machines to bring to the site, this market is purely for Oko-baba Sawmill Industrial market,there’s nobody on permanent basis at that Oko-baba apart from the Sawmillers,”he noted.
The President,thereby urged their customers form far and wide to patronise them at their new location, promising to deliver the same level of quality and service as always.
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