Following the successful commissioning of the Dangote Cement’s new six million tons per year Ibese Cement plant, several governors, who were present at the inauguration, according to a statement from the firm, said they were optimistic on attracting Dangote Industries Limited to invest in their states.
The governors included Mr Peter Obi, Anambra State; Isa Yuguda, Bauchi State; Adams Oshiomhole, Edo State; Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti State and Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State.
Obi saidAlhaji Dangote has shown that Nigerians have the capacity to grow their economy through investments and urged other businessmen to emulate him.
“I am appealing to Alhaji Dangote to please consider Anambra State for investment. My state is peaceful and the state government would be ready to do all that is required to ensure smooth take off of such business,” Obi said.
Oshiomhole noted that no private sector Nigerian has impacted positively on the life of Nigerians like Dangote.
According to him, Dangote’s massive investment in Nigeria is an indication of his belief in the Nigerian economy as he could have chosen to take his investment out of Nigeria but he has continued to build a truly African multi-national with his expansion in other African countries.
Yuguda said Dangote needed all the encouragement he could get to do more in Nigeria.
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