How My Refinery Will Create Jobs, Provide Raw Materials For Manufacturers – Dangote Boasts
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the President of the Dangote Group, on Monday, assured that the Dangote refinery will create thousands of job opportunities for the youths.
Dangote while speaking during the formal commissioning of the 650,000 bpd Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals refinery, located at Ijebu Lekki, in Lagos state, added that the refinery will also provide raw materials to industries and manufacturers in the pharmaceuticals, food, beverages, construction industries and others.
In his words;
“The refinery operation will generate massive job opportunities in their hundreds of thousands,” he said while highlighting the benefits of the refinery.
“The refinery will make available to our industries vital raw materials to a large range of manufacturers in the pharmaceuticals, food, beverages, construction and many other industries.”
“What I want to share with Nigerians is actually to show my personal gratitude and that of The Dangote Group, for all the assistance that we got from the President, from the Federal Government of Nigeria, from even the President-elect, because he also set the pace by creating the Lekki Free Trade Zone as part of his dream.
“And also we want to thank most especially Governor Fashola, Governor Ambode and most especially Governor Sanwo-Olu; because they have given us all the assistance that we were looking for.
“We thank all Nigerians for giving us their support which is too numerous to mention.”
The refinery was commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari and is expected to refine Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), diesel (AGO), aviation jet fuel and Dual-Purpose Kerosene (DPK), among others.
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