Lagos—President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote yesterday said plans have been concluded to construct a gas pipeline to address power supply challenges in Lagos State.

He disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the office of the Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode.

He said; “We also assured him that we are going to do a Gas Pipeline from Bonny (River State) to pass under the sea (to Lagos.) When it is completed, Lagos state will never ever experience blackout. There will be electricity 24 hours a day.”

Addressing newsmen after the meeting with Ambode, Dangote said they also discussed the ongoing construction of the largest fertilizer plant of two to three million tonnes of Uranium and Amonia in the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Ibeju-Lekki.
VISIT: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (right) and President Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote (left)and during Dangote's courtesy visit to Ambode at the Lagos House, Ikeja, yesterday.


He noted that the company is also building ”the largest ever single refinery of 650,000 barrels per day, which is by far more than the consumption of Nigeria and that would satisfy our consumption at least for the next seven to 10 years by the time we finish.”

All these projects Dangote said are no small projects.

‘’We will have challenge in getting people to work there, because at the height of it, there will be close to 38,000 people working at the same location, this is something that we have to partner with the state government.

‘’Having 38,000 people on one site, not every one of them will be from the community, others will be from other states, there would be cultural issues and all that, we need to integrate everybody to ensure that the whole thing works out fine.”

He stressed that the visit afforded him the opportunity to assure the governor of his commitment to complete these ongoing projects already embarked upon by the company.

The business mogul promised to continue to support the state government initiatives geared towards securing lives and properties, adding “I have assured him that we really love doing business here, it’s a friendly state for doing business.”

According to him, “There are quite a lot of things that will come along with creating so many jobs. I think Lagos will be one of the fastest growing cities in Nigeria and Africa as a whole.

‘’ I can assure you that we would do our own bit in terms of your efforts in policing Lagos, for security and whatever the need is, feel free to call us, we would partner with you and whatever you want us to do to make Lagos a better place”.

Responding, Ambode vowed to embark on strategies that would open the state for new investors, aimed at reducing the rate of unemployment in the state.

He said “I will just call on other investors that wherever it is that we can assist we are willing and ready to make sure that investors have comfortable life and comfortable business profile in Lagos State.”

The governor promised that his administration would open up the state to attract new investors and growth of existing business in the state, adding that the bottom line “is to create jobs for our youths.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/06/dangote-to-supply-24-hour-power-to-lagos/

Pix from: https://mobile.twitter.com/AkinwunmiAmbode/status/608919134127161344

Good One!!
I know that Lagos will soon be Compared to the likes of London, Newyork, Paris and Co!!That I know for Sure!!


Nice One Dangote
Good Work Sir Ambode
You are all Blessed!!

Good One!!I Love This!!

Great...by the time Messrs. Dangote is done, we (wise people from the East) would all move to Lagos finally.
Lagos - The Center of Excellence.

Sai APC
Sai Buhari
Sai Dangote
Sai Bonny (source of gas)
Sai Turbines (egbin, others)
Sai IKEDC/ EKODC
Sai Transformers (No vacancy for goats & baboons)

This is just the beginning, the mega city is just coming... I love my Lagos, Eko O Ni Baje O.

Good one. Wind of change is blowing everywhere. Hian Dangote! Supply 24-hour power to Nigeria and nat Lagos alone

Love that


But seeing is believe

Good

All na wash

Welcome idea

SPACE BOOKING

I am loving Lagos.

More money for Dangote..

We will support u.

Thank God in anticipation.

This is one thing i like about my region. We are silent achievers, we dont boast and brag like others. In three years time when Lagos start to enjoy constant electricity supply, you will never hear a Hausa man boast about how they develop Lagos or own Lagos like some people do.


Btw, i dont know whats up with Dangote and the West. A lot of his business concerns are situated there. Apart from the sugar Refinery and Food Processing factory he has in Lagos, he is also currently building and Oil Refinery and Fertilizer plant in Lagos, which upon completion would be the largest in Africa. Not forgetting the ultra modern Dangote cement plant in Ogun state.


DANGOTE CEMENT PLANT, IBESE, OGUN STATE

Good.

That's great!

Hmm! Till then

am happier when promises are kept than when they are made

I'm particularly interested in the refinery... I hope they finish it soon.. I can't wait to buy petrol at atleast 60naira per liter

Nigeria will be great again.

Gud

Who is we

wordcat:
We will support u.

lets wait & see but my prayer iz dat it cums to reality

E go make sense sha

These are real business men, not those fake Chinese products business men from the heart of the setting sun

From Bonny Island in Rivers State South South to Lagos .

Na so so promise dem dey promise.

we nid more of this

Promise and fail is a sin

M4gunners:
Na so so promise dem dey promise.