Unemployment: Dangote Group Plans New Firm

Dangote Group, has unveiled plans to establish agro-sacks
manufacturing company at Ibeso, Ogun State to complement Dangote Cement Plant
in the community as part of the company’s efforts to create employment.

The company also plans to establish a  tomato past company  as well as palm oil refinery in the
community.

President of the Group, Alhaji  Aliko Dangote disclosed this to The Tide
source recently during a meeting with Ibeso community, host members of Yewa
North Local Government Council of Baales.

Dangote who was represented at the event by the Group
General Manager, Project of Dangote Group, Mr. Joseph Alaba assured that
eligible  indigenes of the host
communities would  be given attention for
employment.

He said the establishment of these new companies was in line
with the group’s desire to invest more in manufacturing concerns that
complemented existing companies so that the teeming unemployed  youths would be gainfully  engaged.

According to him, the construction of the lines three and
four of the Ibese plant which will take the annual production from the present
six million to 12 million has started in earnest.

Dangote urged the community leaders to give maximum  cooperation to the  firm just as it has done in the past.

He explained that he was of the firm belief that production
was what could lift the nation’s economy from the woods and not importation.

He noted that the employment could only be generated through
manufacturing and that all hands should be on deck to create jobs through
manufacturing.

Dangote  thanked the
host communities for the support the company has enjoyed from them adding that
he was happy that the communities understood that it was only in the atmosphere
of peace and tranquility  that any
meaningful development could take place.

We have been enjoying peaceful, harmonious and conducive
working environment since the time we started the construction works  at Ibese here up till now that production has
started.

“We appreciate the efforts of our Baales and we pray for
lasting cordial and mutual relationship”, he said.

Dangote  added that
the support  has motivated  his cement company to invest more in the
execution  of some corporate social
responsibility (CSR) projects.