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

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change every where. sai baba. sai APC.

Good news........... I pray he keeps his words.

That'll be so cool. Don't you just love Dangote? This is one Nigerian businessman I respect and admire anyday anytime. A man of vision.

Y not since asin during GEJ's tenure, sorry I forgot

Let me see the power supply first before I believe

That will be so good.

Wind of change

chamboy:
Y not since asin during GEJ's tenure, sorry I forgot

i been want ask o

Under Ocean sef, boys go still wan vandalize naaaa

24-hour uninterrupted electricity supply

hhmm gud development but how long will it take dem...

He should first as a matter of an emergency & corporate responsibility fix the Obajana-Ekiti roads that his cement trucks have destroyed.

Even if Dangote is not aware of the state of the roads, Smart Adeyemi was in the Senate flexing for years without making any effort to bring it to national attention.

Hope someone does now.

well I was reading with keen interest, until I came to the part where he mentioned the construction of a gas pipeline from bonny in Rivers state to Lagos state which is an incredibly long distance. Such project cannot be completed within four(4) years.

The power crises in Lagos state and indeed Nigeria is one requiring an emergency response whilst waiting for a permanent fix.

Nevertheless, it's still a good initiative.

Cc lalasticlala OAM4J seun

NICE MOVE!!

We need action not talk.

Good news!!!

Dangote investing heavily in Lagos and his people are not everywhere boasting that they own Lagos.........just saying.

That would nice if it comes to fruition
At least we would be one state less of PHCN epilepsy.

But

Op wey sauce na

politricks:
'Thank God this man is not from one particular tribe(i did not mention name o), we would have gone deaf by now due to their noise'

Are you not ashamed of your comment? Northerners and easterners developing Lagos tomorrow you will claim we developed Lagos, how about your much celebrated billionaires so they can't provide 247 light for Lagosians. I hope what happened in Kwara will not repeat it self? Remember Dangote na Hausa/Fulani man, you guys never learn, Hausa/Fulani oligarchy just dealt with you guys two days ago, you guys never learn.

FKO81:
Are you not ashamed of your comment,northerners and Igbos developing Lagos tomorrow you will claim we develop Lagos, how about your celebrated billionaires so they can't provide 247 light for Lagosians. I hope what happened in Kwara will not repeat it self? Remember Dangote na Hausa/Fulani man, you guys never learn, Hausa/Fulani oligarchy just dealt with you guys two days ago, you guys never learn.

stop tribalism.


Up lagos

Up yoruba nation


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FKO81:
Are you not ashamed of your comment,northerners and Igbos developing Lagos tomorrow you will claim we develop Lagos, how about your celebrated billionaires so they can't provide 247 light for Lagosians. I hope what happened in Kwara will not repeat it self? Remember Dangote na Hausa/Fulani man, you guys never learn, Hausa/Fulani oligarchy just dealt with you guys two days ago, you guys never learn.

Well said ..Tomorrow, person go carry placard say make dangote comot for him land.

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FKO81:
Are you not ashamed of your comment,northerners and Igbos developing Lagos tomorrow you will claim we developed Lagos, how about your much celebrated billionaires so they can't provide 247 light for Lagosians. I hope what happened in Kwara will not repeat it self? Remember Dangote na Hausa/Fulani man, you guys never learn, Hausa/Fulani oligarchy just dealt with you guys two days ago, you guys never learn.

pls you should be asking yourself and your people this Q. ( are you not ashamed of yourself )
there's a saying that says IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN AUTOMATICALLY YOU'RE PLANNING TO FAIL
We the SW we foresee and we ahead that's why our region is the most favourable region for investment OK

khalleb:
pls you should be asking yourself and your people this Q. ( are you not ashamed of yourself )
there's a saying that says IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN AUTOMATICALLY YOU'RE PLANNING TO FAIL
We the SW we foresee and we ahead that's why our region is the most favourable region for investment OK

Ode! what did you foresee? Poverty is growing wings in other southwestern states, that is why high rate of crimes are been reported in those states, and you are telling me you foresaw your brokos

Rivers state has no 24 hrs power supply. wey my people dem. make una no dull o.

The true fact is that Lagos cannot be an investors haven with current inferior and lazy mindset of some yoruba folks residing in lagos as well as their oba.

You cannot want to retain the identity of communal lagos and still aspire to be the biggest economy in Africa.

One of the biggest threat to developing the true potentials of lagos are the recent outburst against foreigners (xenophobia). Investors will be careful about siting investments in a region where locals are exhibiting increasing hostilities.

Dangote and Ambode can try...... but the damage by the Oba will take a long time to clear.

Have you ever heard of outbursts from locals of New York, Paris, Berlin, Nairobi, London, Rome against other nationals or even foreigners?

Do you think the Queen Elizabeth will get away with what the Oba did? With recent events, Lagos might just be trekking backwards.