Izuchukwu Okosi
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commissioned the Dangote Fertilizer Plant at Ibeju-Lekki in Lagos with eminent Nigerians comprising serving Governors, captains of industry and diplomats present to witness the grand opening of the plant, reports Prime Business Africa.
The plant occupies 500 hectares of land in Lekki Free Trade Zone and is Africa’s largest Granulated Urea Fertiliser complex
The complex was built at a cost of $2.5 Billion, has the capacity to produce 3 million metric tonnes per annum of urea fertiliser in Phase 1.
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In his speech, President Buhari stated that the plant was his vision for the country to afford food suffiency and reduce dependence on imported fertilizers and create employment for Nigerians.
Buhari after the ribbon cutting and a short bus tour of the plant along with the dignatories departed for the Murtala Muhammed International Airport for the commissioning of the newly built terminal.
Those who made speeches at the Dangote Fertilizer plant commissioning on the following order were:
1. Aliko Dangote (CEO, Dangote Group)
2. Adebiyi Adebayo (Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment)
3. Dr. Mahmoud Mohammed Abubakar (Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development)
4. Mr. Godwin Emefiele (Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria)
5. Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Governor of Lagos State)
6. President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR)
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed that President Buhari will be back in Lagos for the commissioning of a rice mill.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
