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| Aliko Dangote |
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, chairman
of the Dangote Group of Companies on Tuesday said the orgabisation would create
210,000 jobs for Nigerians in agriculture beginning from 2016 to 2018 in
various capacities. Dangote stated this in Katsina State in a goodwill message
at the opening of Katsina Economic and Investment Summit.
“We will create 210,000 jobs
between now and 2018, with 80 per cent coming from the agricultural sector. So,
we should pay attention to the agricultural sector for investment
opportunities, particularly when crude oil is now becoming unreliable,” he
said.
He noted that Brazil, which had
same similarities with Nigeria, had $350 billion in its foreign reserve, with
80 per cent of the fund coming from agriculture.
Dangote also said that he would
establish the largest single refinery with the capacity to produce 650,000
barrels per day and two subsea pipelines of 550 kilometres in Delta, Ogun and
Lagos. He also said that he would assist government reduce pipeline vandalism
as well as provide 12,000 megawatts of power. He called for the creation of the
enabling environment for investors by identifying areas with comparative
advantage.
“You don’t need to call for
investors, just create enabling environment for the local ones, you will see
the foreign ones gate-crashing,” he said.