Dangote Refinery is a Continental Game Changer - Governor Adeleke

OSOGBO-21/05/2023- The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has described the just completed Dangote Refinery as "a continental game changer with huge capacity to positively transform Nigeria and African economy"

In a congratulatory message to the Chairman of Dangote Holdings, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Governor Adeleke noted that the completion of the refinery within such a record time signals a new era of energy sufficiency for Nigeria and Africa, noting specifically that "the new facility will service Africa and boost local and continental GDP"

Praising Dangote's ingenuity behind the conception and implementation of the project, the Governor testified that the successful completion is an affirmation of the business acumen and integrity of the Chairman of Dangote Holdings, a personality he said has become "a major propeller of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCTA).

" By his extensive investment across Africa and by his latest accomplishment with this biggest refinery on the continent, Alhaji Dangote is unarguably the patron of AfCTA, a facilitator of intra and inter African trade, an enabler of Africans trading with Africans and mobiliser of African capital serving Africa", Governor Adeleke declared.

Governor Adeleke who described Alhaji Dangote as a blessing to the black world said the refinery project remains a landmark initiative, a gift of Africa to world business and a declaration of Nigeria's emergence as a global player in the old and new business order.

Signed
Mallam Olawale Rasheed,
Spokesperson to the Executive Governor

With the operation of Dangote refinery and assumption of office by Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria about to witness great positive transformation.

God bless Nigeria and Nigerians.

Enemies of Nigeria can go and die.

LeoDeKing:
With the operation of Dangote refinery and assumption of office by Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria about to witness great positive transformation.

God bless Nigeria and Nigerians.

Enemies of Nigeria can go and die.

Authomatically, subsidy will be eliminated

If not for Asiwaju who supported Dangote in making his dream become a reality, Dangote for no get that Refinery in Lagos right now

And some mumu go dey talk say the visionless and Corrupt Pandora is better than Asiwaju

Pandora that couldn't do any tangible thing in Anambra State

Parachoko:
If not for Asiwaju who supported Dangote in making his dream become a reality, Dangote for no get that Refinery in Lagos right now

And some mumu go dey talk say the visionless and Corrupt Pandora is better than Asiwaju

Pandora that couldn't do any tangible thing in Anambra State

He brought beer from South Africa.
That's how he industrialized Anambra.

Yes o Continental ... The PID screen be like NASA Operations Room ..I know it's going to give birth to lots of industry... Today come be like Christmas Eve to me, I just dey Happy, finally we are berthing ashore.

Nice

Congratulation . Good visitors are allowed. Pls Igbos are not allowed and invited bcs they always spoil any good things.

Great strides...

I hope his politics wont sabotage other modular refineries like that of Edo state etc.. and others springing up... its a known fact, Dangote hates competition.

I also hope the import of petrol without subsidy would be left open to curtail in-house monopoly/price wars viz-avis he decides to get greedy on the chase to capital recovery.. lets not make the same mistake Buhari made with rice and border closure, it would be catastrophic..

For sure

Congratulations to the Dangote groups 🫡

Parachoko:
If not for Asiwaju who supported Dangote in making his dream become a reality, Dangote for no get that Refinery in Lagos right now

And some mumu go dey talk say the visionless and Corrupt Pandora is better than Asiwaju

Pandora that couldn't do any tangible thing in Anambra State

Make una dey fear God sometimes, plans for dangote refinery started 2013, the person that should take credit is the governor at the time. The actual site was chosen in 2016 after fashola tenure

Tinubu tenure ended 6 years earlier before Dangote unveiled his plans to build refinery
See below from Wikipedia
Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote unveiled early plans for the refinery in September 2013, when he announced that he had secured about $3.3 billion in financing for the project.[3] At the time, the refinery was estimated to cost about $9 billion, of which $3 billion would be invested by the Dangote Group and the remainder via commercial loans, and begin production in 2016.[3] However, after a change in location to Lekki, construction of the refinery did not begin until 2016 with excavation and infrastructure preparation, and the planned completion was pushed back to late 2018.

Peterobi90:
I hope his politics wont sabotage other modular refineries like that of Edo state and others.. its a known fact, Dangote hates competition.

Those 10-10 kobo refineries?

kettykings:


Make una dey fear God sometimes, plans for dangote refinery started 2013, the person that should take credit is the governor at the time. The actual site was chosen in 2016 after fashola tenure

Tinubu tenure ended 6 years earlier before Dangote unveiled his plans to build refinery
See below from Wikipedia
Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote unveiled early plans for the refinery in September 2013, when he announced that he had secured about $3.3 billion in financing for the project.[3] At the time, the refinery was estimated to cost about $9 billion, of which $3 billion would be invested by the Dangote Group and the remainder via commercial loans, and begin production in 2016.[3] However, after a change in location to Lekki, construction of the refinery did not begin until 2016 with excavation and infrastructure preparation, and the planned completion was pushed back to late 2018.

Without Asiwaju, there will be no Dangote Refinery in Lagos.

If Ondo State had a visionary leader like Asiwaju, the refinery would have been located in Ondo State

Even Dangote is grateful to Asiwaju for making it possible.

Flangelo12:


Those 10-10 kobo refineries?

Yeah those 10 - 10 kobo refineries... let him not sabotage their 10 - 10 kobo productions..

ok

Peterobi90:


Yeah those 10 - 10 kobo refineries... let him not sabotage their 10 - 10 kobo productions..

200 such refineries cannot compete with Dangote.

Like climbing Okada to travel from Lagos to Onitsha when Ekene Dili Chukwu dey

Flangelo12:


200 such refineries cannot compete with Dangote.

Like climbing Okada to travel from Lagos to Onitsha when Ekene Dili Chukwu dey

In as much as it is doing 3.5% of Dangote refinery... it can serve Edo state and its environs.. there is always room for growth..

kettykings:


Make una dey fear God sometimes, plans for dangote refinery started 2013, the person that should take credit is the governor at the time. The actual site was chosen in 2016 after fashola tenure

Tinubu tenure ended 6 years earlier before Dangote unveiled his plans to build refinery

The reason why people always attribute it to Tinubu was because Dangote refinery is located in Lekki Free zone and it was Tinubu government that established it.

Successive Lagos governors continued the legacy and Dangote eventually brought his refinery there. Even outside the government, Tinubu played a huge role in helping Dangote to that particular Lekki free zone.

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DukeOfOsun:

Governor Adeleke who described Alhaji Dangote as a blessing to the black world said the refinery project remains a landmark initiative, a gift of Africa to world business and a declaration of Nigeria's emergence as a global player in the old and new business order.

Only bitter, envious, delusional & inferiority complex ravaged IPOB’s think otherwise.

Yes soo. What Governor Adeleke said here is very true. Dangote refinery is a continental game changer

Parachoko:
Without Asiwaju, there will be no Dangote Refinery in Lagos.

That is a ridiculous and preposterous statement to make, no offense.

Asiwaju envisioned and facilitated a conducive and incentivized environment for investments (not just Dangote) and Dangote the astute businessman that he is, took the opportunity to establish his mega project in the FTZ (incentivized by FG NEPZA). He sourced for his own financing, built his refinery, petro-chemical plant, private jetty, access roads etc. without any input by our dear President-elect.

From the foregoing, without taking any credit from him for facilitating the Lekki FTZ, it’s impossible to say without Asiwaju, there wouldn’t be a Dangote Refinery in Lagos.

QuotaSystem:


That is a ridiculous and preposterous statement to make, no offense.

He wanted to build his refinery in Delta then later in a FTZ owned by Ondo/Ogun State before

Why did he eventually relocate it to Lagos State FTZ?

Or have you forgotten there was a time he wanted to build his refinery at the Olokola FTZ?

Parachoko:
He wanted to build his refinery in Delta then later in a FTZ owned by Ondo/Ogun State before

Why did he eventually relocate it to Lagos State FTZ?

Or have you forgotten there was a time he wanted to build his refinery at the Olokola FTZ?

The geographical location of the refinery is ideal for easy transhipment of the refined petroleum products to international markets. Dangote built a jetty near the project site to receive heavy equipment for the construction.

It was a strategic decision.

QuotaSystem:


The geographical location of the refinery is ideal for easy transhipment of the refined petroleum products to international markets. Dangote built a jetty near the project site to receive heavy equipment for the construction.

It was a strategic decision.

If the Lagos State Govt didn't create the conducive environment, he won't site his project in Lagos State.

It was the Niger Delta he wanted to build the refinery before.

Parachoko:
If the Lagos State Govt didn't create the conducive environment, he won't site his project in Lagos State.

It was the Niger Delta he wanted to build the refinery before.

What makes that “conducive environment” are basically the incentives that the FTZ provides (which is powered by FG NEPZA). Infrastructurally, I need not remind you Dangote constructed his own jetty, access roads etc.

QuotaSystem:


What makes that “conducive environment” are basically the incentives that the FTZ provides (which is powered by FG NEPZA). Infrastructurally, I need not remind you Dangote constructed his own jetty, access roads etc.

Do you think The Dangote Refinery is the only industry at the Lekki Free Trade Zone? He could do all this because of the conducive environment the Lagos State Govt have created. The incentives by the FG would have been useless without the full support of the Lagos State Govt who owns the land at Ibeju Lekki. The location he constructed his jetty is not owned by the FG but by the Lagos State Govt.

He could have done all the things you listed above at the Olokola FTZ in Ondo State which also have access to the Sea, but he eventually choose Lagos because of the conducive environment by the Lagos State Govt.

Not only Dangote is enjoying the conducive environment created by the Lagos State Govt at the Lekki Free Trade Zone, there's hundreds of industries at the LFTZ who are all enjoying the conducive environment of the Lagos State Govt.

Dangote even invited and thank Asiwaju at an event hosted by Dangote Fertilizer more than a year ago


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdfO6Do34eQ

Parachoko:
He could do all this because of the conducive environment the Lagos State Govt have created. The incentives by the FG would have been useless without the full support of the Lagos State Govt who owns the land at Ibeju Lekki.

He could have done all the things you listed above at the Olokola FTZ in Ondo State which also have access to the Sea, but he eventually choose Lagos because of the conducive environment by the Lagos State Govt.

Not only Dangote is enjoying the conducive environment created by the Lagos State Govt at the Lekki Free Trade Zone, there's hundreds of industries at the LFTZ who are all enjoying the conducive environment of the Lagos State Govt.

Dangote even invited and thank Asiwaju at an event hosted by Dangote Fertilizer more than a year ago


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdfO6Do34eQ

We are singing from the same book but different pages. Of course the federal incentives would be useless without the active involvement of the state and Lagos’ higher commitment to the initiative won it the project.

Like stated in my earlier post, nobody can take away credit from Asiwaju for facilitating the LFTZ, but saying the mega-refinery would be outrightly impossible without it is stretching it a bit too far.

QuotaSystem:


We are singing from the same book but different pages. Of course the federal incentives would be useless without the active involvement of the state.

Like stated in my earlier post, nobody can take away credit from Asiwaju for facilitating the LFTZ, but saying the mega-refinery would be outrightly impossible without it is stretching it a bit too far.

I was not talking about Nigeria but Lagos State.

He could have built his mega refinery in Delta State a long time ago, there was a reason he couldn't and relocated the site to the Olokola FTZ located in Ondo State.