Dangote refinery paid $100m for land, received no incentive from Nigerian govt — Dangote

Dangote refinery paid $100m for land, received no incentive from Nigerian govt — Dangote

 Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, on Saturday stated that
he did not enjoy any incentive from the Nigerian government to build his $20bn
refinery sited at the Lekki Free Trade Zone.

 

Dangote made this known when he received the leadership of
the House of Representatives led by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas and his deputy,
Benjamin Kalu.

 

“In the refinery, we did not, and I repeat, we did not
collect one single incentive from the Federal Government of Nigeria or even
Lagos State.

 

“Yes, the Lagos State gave us a good deal but we paid $100m
for the land. It wasn’t free land; we paid for it,” he said.

 

“Majority of the population are with us. So, we are not
discouraged, we will continue what we are doing.”

 

Dangote further called on the House of Representatives to
investigate the quality of diesel and petrol at filling stations, refuting the
claims that petroleum products from his refinery are substandard.

 

Dangote also urged the House to set up a committee to test
products at various filling stations across the country, decrying the damage
being done to vehicles and engines by substandard products.

Source: Dangote refinery paid $100m for land, received no incentive from Nigerian govt — Dangote

 - NigerianEye
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