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Refineries: How Dangote Group Was Chased Away From Rivers – Bobmanuel

Bobmanuel mentioned the discussion board engaged the administration of the Dangote Group and likewise wrote the Federal authorities for the refineries to not be moved to Lagos.

It has been revealed that Aliko Dangote and his firm had been chased away from Rivers when he wished to spend money on the state.

That is based on the President of the Rivers Entrepreneur and Traders’ Discussion board, Ibifiri Bobmanuel.

Bobmanuel mentioned the actions of the Rivers State Authorities and a few native governments within the state had been the explanations the Dangote Petroleum Refinery was moved from Rivers State to Lagos State.

Bobmanuel, in an interview with DAILY POST mentioned the discussion board engaged the administration of the Dangote Group and likewise wrote the Federal authorities for the refineries to not be moved to Lagos.

The President of REIF, nevertheless, famous that it was found that the Rivers State Authorities and the native governments the place the refineries had been to be positioned, Okrika and Eleme made large calls for from Dangote Group, which led them to maneuver the refineries to Lagos.

“The Dangote refinery was to be located in Rivers State and later they made a U-turn and went to Lagos, and we had been very miffed by the entire method.

“We wrote a few letters to the administration of the Dangote group. “We went so far as writing to the Federal Authorities.

“After they referred to as for a gathering with us, we went for that assembly. It was found that the funding that was meant to be located in Rivers State, exactly Okrika and Eleme Native Authorities Areas, they bought preliminary land acquisition and settlement and perfected all that.

“However the quantity of pushback and calls for that had been from the state authorities at the moment, clearly, left them with no different choice however to go and situate the enterprise at a location the place they had been welcomed.”

Bobmanuel mentioned the Rivers State Authorities, native governments and communities want to grasp find out how to negotiate with enterprise house owners to draw companies.

“This brings us again to what we on the Traders’ Discussion board have at all times talked about. We’ve at all times felt the Rivers State Authorities, the native governments and the communities want to grasp the language of companies.

“You may solely think about the quantity of affect the refinery goes to have on the IGR of Lagos State. Think about if that funding was located in Rivers State”.

He mentioned the incoming authorities wants to take a seat up and see the significance of personal participation in governance within the state.

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Refineries: How Dangote Group Was Chased Away From Rivers – Bobmanuel

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