Kogi Assembly shuts down Dangote Cement Company

Kogi State House of Assembly has resolved to shut down Dangote Cement Company situated at Obajana pending the time they submits relevant documents that transferred soul ownership to Aliko Dangote.

The State House of Assembly also wants to know the considerations given to the state during the signing of agreement between the company and the state.
These considerations include the ten percent shares of Kogi State in the company, the social responsibilities of the company to the state and other benefits.

This was part of the resolutions of the House after the consideration of the adhoc committee’s interim report by Hon Isah Tenimu.

The House also directed the Commissioner of Police and the State Commandant of Civil Defence Corps as well as Head of Vigilantee Group in the state to ensure that the resolution was enforced.

The External Solicitor of Dangote Cement Company, Mr Leeman Salihu had submitted some documents which are Certificate of Incorporation and that of an agreement signed in 2002 and 2003 but craved the indulgence of the House to allow other talk on the issue to be out of public glare.

He pleaded that the House should allow the company engage in further conversation with it and the state economic team which was declined.

The House insisted that Kogi State Cement company could not have been transferred to Obajana Cement Company and then Dangote Cement Company 100 percent without any considerations.

ETA ZUMA Mining limited company which was previously shut down by the House for undermining it was ordered to be reopened having submitted relevant documents requested for perusal.

Also MANGAL and COILER industries that were invited to the public investigative hearing were given the opportunities to reappear on the adjourned date of sitting which is October 18th, 2022 in view of the fact that their representatives were stalked on the road due to the flood that has submerged the Abuja – Lokoja Road.