Dangote
Group has pledged to support the Federal Government and Kano State in
exploring key sectors of the economy to cushion the effect of the
recession among Nigerians.
The Group said in a statement on Monday
in Abuja, that it would explore opportunities opening up in agriculture,
mining and infrastructure, through partnership with the levels of
government.
An Executive Director of the Group,
Hajiya Halima Dangote, made the pledge at Dangote Special Day ceremony
at the Kano International Trade Fair in Kano.
The executive director, who was special
guest at the event, represented the President of the group, Aliko
Dangote. Dangote said challenges of the recession rather presented
opportunities to explore areas of development and bring back the lost
glory of Nigeria’s economy.
He said it was such determination that
informed re-opening of Dangote Flour Mill in Kano as well as the Tomato
factory processing project in Kadawa area of the state. Dangote said the
project would have been fully operational but for the hitches caused by
Tomato disease in the country and some technicalities.
He reiterated efforts by the group to ensure sustainability in rice production through extensive out-grower programme in Jigawa.
“It is our intention to establish a
large scale rice mill of 250,000 tonnes per annum capacity in Kano, to
process production in three states,’’ Dangote He re-emphasised that
DANGOTE Fertilisers project, with capacity of 2.8 million tonnes per
annum, the largest plant in sub-saharan Africa, would be inaugurated by
the end of 2017.
Dangote commended the Kano Chamber of
Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, and the government for their
commitment to the business community “as demonstrated by the fair which
attracted wide range of businesses from far and near’’.
He assured the chamber of the Group’s willingness to continue partnership and scale up its presence in the years ahead.
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