₦airaland Forum

sulaak:
It could have been in Rivers state, but Fubara and Wike are busy fighting each other.

The governor of Akwa Ibom is busy building an 18-story skyscraper in Lagos state at the expense of the Ibom deep sea port.

Since Donald Duke left Cross River State, there has been no visionary leadership in Calabar to build the deep-sea port.

seborrhic:
Hailing Abiodun now that he is in power and no one is looking into the deal details.
Amosun may have had his reasons for denying Dangote then.
It may have been the land acquisition process or compensation or even the dues and fees to be paid to the government,nobody for now can tell.
But let it not be that tomorrow communities in Ogun state would start agitating on how Abiodun reaped them off and the goverment or that he granted Dangote unusually favourable terms in exchange for a stake in the cement factory

id4sho:
Original Billionaire 💯🙌

professorPABX:
So DANGOTE is working there as well. Where is Abiodun now spending our money?

AMOSUN! AMOSUN AMOSUN AMOSUN AMOSUN AMOSUN. I think AMOSUN and OBASANJO must come from the same Egba sub tribal group called OWU . OBASANJO frustrated the expansion of Lagos Free Trade Zone and others in South West. We have heard stories of how DANGOTE Refinery was frustrated out of Ogun State by AMOSUN, demolition of Cement plant, wrongful termination of Chinese Consortium Contract leading to confiscations on Nigeria assets, the Pat Utomi saga,etc.

Please, is AMOSUN also an OWU man just like OBASANJO?

If that Refinery had been constructed at Olokola, that Seaport would have been constructed or under construction by now.

Antichristian2:
Dangote is developer!

But why are they not going to SE at all?

Tareq1105:
The Gov forgot to mention the Ala to Omu Ijebu dual carriage concrete based road in Odogbolu local council that dangote is constructing currently.

As for former gov Ibikunle Amosun, it's only God that can forgive him.

FreeStuffsNG:
The President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Ltd, Alhaji Aliko Dangote on Monday disclosed the readiness of the company to return to the Olokola Free Trade Zone in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the state for the largest seaport project in the country.

Dangote also said that his company has equally returned to site to construct a 6million metric tons per annum cement factory at Itori in Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state slated for completion by November 2026.

The billionaire industrialist regretted that the the almost $800m Itori cement factory was supposed to have been long completed and commissioned but for the opposition of ex-Govenor Ibikunle Amosun to the project.

Dangote disclosed this during his visit to the ongoing 6 million metric tons per annum cement factory at Itori.

He said, “When we started building the new cement factory at Itori, former Governor Amosun demolished it, we came back again and restarted the project but Governor Amosun also came again, demolished the factory and even the fencing, so we left.

“But because of my brother, Governor Dapo Abiodun we are back to the site and you will be surprised with the level of work ongoing there.”

Dangote said that he was in the state to update the governor on the ongoing two new lines of 6million metric tons per annum(Mta) cement plant in Itori sitting on 533 hectares of land.

He stated that the state currently host 12 million metric tons per annum Dangote Cement Plant, Ibese and that on completion of Itori cement project, the state will have a combined capacity of 18Mta, making it the highest cement producing state or region in Africa.

Dangote equally revealed that he has decided to return the earlier abandoned Olokola FTZ for the largest port in the country due to Abiodun’s favourable disposition.

He said “We earlier on abandoned our vision of investing in the Olokola Free Trade Zone (OKFTZ), but because of Governor Dapo Abiodun’s policies and investor friendly
environment, I want to say we are back and are going to work with the government and return to Olokola and plans are underway to construct the largest port in the country.”

Dangote said that It is on record that his investment in cement manufacturing has made Nigeria self-sufficient in the product, effectively ending importation and
marking its transformation into a cement exporting nation.

He explained, “We have also repeated the feat in production of fertilizer as Nigeria is now self-sufficient, with the surplus going for the export market thereby generating foreign exchange earnings for the country.

“We rolled out automotive gas oil(AGO) in January 2024 and Premium Motor Spirit(PMS) in September 2024 from our 650,000 barrels per day petroleum refinery located in Ibeju-Lekki. Other products from the refinery include aviation fuels, LPG, and carbon black.

“The refinery has the capacity to meet domestic demand for all refined petroleum products. Today we have repeated the cement story, where a country that was once a net importer of a product, is now exporting refined petroleum products.”


He reiterated that the goals of Dangote Industries is to make Nigeria self-sufficient in whatever we consume since there is abundant natural resources for the domestic manufacturing of these products and commodities.

Dangote explained that key factor that drives investments in any economy is the presence of an investor-friendly business climate, lauding Gov Abiodun for his various deliberate policies which has made the state one of the most attractive investment destinations in Nigeria.

Speaking at the event, Abiodun lauded Dangote for being an exemplary industrialist who remained undaunted in his determination to industrialise the country.

Abiodun hailed the industrialist for returning back to the state to construct $800m cement factory at Itori despite the needless opposition of his predecessor saying that it only further confirmed the uniqueness of Dangote and his undiluted love for Nigeria.

The governor also lauded Dangote for the ongoing construction of Sagamu Interchange to Papalanto describing the road as very critical to economic growth and prosperity of the state.

Abiodun said that his government will continue to create enabling environment to further attract investors to the state.

The governor described Dangote’s visit as historical saying that it has provided opportunity for the government to engage with the industrialist on issues bordering further economic development of the state.

https://punchng.com/dangote-plans-largest-seaport-in-ogun-laments-800m-cement-company-demolition/

2aces:
Cos Ogun is the closest to the most populous state in Africa, so what ever you produce there has a ready market next door.

professorPABX:
You are not exposed enough or intelligent enough to know some of the things you mentioned here.

We have what is called Strength, Weakness, Opportunities Triangle. Chief Louis Philip Ojukwu the father of Ikemba of Nnewi, an accomplished businessman at very early age built the Headquarters of his trading business in Apapa Port Complex (Nnewi Building). He could have done that at ABONEMA port in Portharcourt or Warri or Sapele . DANGOTE will build his business where international trade and coordination would be easy for him.

BUA is already in AkwaIbom. APM has terminal at Onne Port.

You look at the Markets and mobility. Trades along Economic Community of Central Africa States (ECCAS) favour Calabar and AkwaIbom ports. Local Intra regional business favours Portharcourt port.

Trades and Shipping along Lagos ports, Cotonou port, Lome port, GHANA Seaports, Cote D'Ivoire ports and ECOWAS states favour Western ports.

muyico:
Why always Ogun State?

kettykin:
The answer is very simple, weakocracy. Government of the weak by the weak for the weak.
Nigeria is neither capitalist, communist, nor socialist. What it practices is Weakoconomy—an economy run by weak, uncreative parasites who hijack government power to enrich themselves while the truly hardworking and intelligent struggle against systemic sabotage. These leeches allocate oil wells to themselves, hoard national wealth, and then have the audacity to flaunt their stolen fortunes, mocking those who grind daily for success.

Dangote, for instance, has been handed monopoly after monopoly—on rice importation, cement production, and even fuel importation, courtesy of NNPC. Not because of exceptional business acumen, but because the system is rigged to create state-sponsored oligarchs who pretend that no billionaire can emerge without government blessings. Meanwhile, real entrepreneurs are crushed under policies designed to keep them from rising.

FreeStuffsNG:
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https://punchng.com/dangote-plans-largest-seaport-in-ogun-laments-800m-cement-company-demolition/

FreeStuffsNG:
The governor also lauded Dangote for the ongoing construction of Sagamu Interchange to Papalanto describing the road as very critical to economic growth and prosperity of the state.
All the anti-Dangote people and IPMAN should get this memo on nation building.
Ogun State is the next mega investment frontier in Africa after Lagos State.

Invest in Lagos and Yorubaland today.
May God bless Nigeria for ever!

Dbestbrest:
The late Governor Agagu caused it. Before coming to Lagos to establish his refinery, he approached him but he chased him away with the kickback he requested. Dangote Refinery would have been sitting pretty in the shore of Ondo State now

Dbestbrest:
The late Governor Agagu caused it. Before coming to Lagos to establish his refinery, he approached him but he chased him away with the kickback he requested. Dangote Refinery would have been sitting pretty in the shore of Ondo State now

professorPABX:
You are not exposed enough or intelligent enough to know some of the things you mentioned here.

We have what is called Strength, Weakness, Opportunities Triangle. Chief Louis Philip Ojukwu the father of Ikemba of Nnewi, an accomplished businessman at very early age built the Headquarters of his trading business in Apapa Port Complex (Nnewi Building). He could have done that at ABONEMA port in Portharcourt or Warri or Sapele . DANGOTE will build his business where international trade and coordination would be easy for him.

BUA is already in AkwaIbom. APM has terminal at Onne Port.

You look at the Markets and mobility. Trades along Economic Community of Central Africa States (ECCAS) favour Calabar and AkwaIbom ports. Local Intra regional business favours Portharcourt port.

Trades and Shipping along Lagos ports, Cotonou port, Lome port, GHANA Seaports, Cote D'Ivoire ports and ECOWAS states favour Western ports.

Konquest:
For those who are NOT aware, the Olokola Free Trade Zone (OKFTZ) straddles both sides of Ogun and Ondo States borders.

The Dangote Petrochemical Refinery was originally scheduled to be built in the area straddling Ogun and Ondo but due to bureaucratic bottlenecks, Dangote moved it to the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State due to the more favorable investment terms the then Governor Bola Tinubu of Lagos State (now President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria) gave him. The rest is history. This further emphasizes the importance of seizing hot opportunities as they arise (after doing your due diligence).

[/b]So, we'll see how the "biggest" Seaport he plans to build pans out down the road.[b] However, investments and businesses can ONLY thrive if there is national and regional stability.

wish Aliko Dangote of the Kano Agalawa (Tuareg) long-distance trading family bloodline and Forbes-listed USD billionaire all the best in his current and future global investments.

Iceberg3:
Dangote wanna build port in Ogun state and sophisticated miiirrrooorrss turn thread to open defecation 😁😁😁😁😁😁


They are foaming that easterners don't build ports as if dangote is a Yoruba people 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Domr Nigerians daft o

Beolly:
mess harder

CHAQUR:
Dangote the real developer.