Ekeomah Atuonwu
Aliko Dangote, president of the Dangote Group, has been requested by the Zambian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Chipoka Mulenga, to help grow the agricultural industry in his nation.
Chipoka Mulenga appealed for cooperation between the Dangote Group and the Zambian government in the building of a fertiliser plant in the southern African nation while leading a group from Zambia on a weekend tour of the 3,000,000 metric tonnes Dangote Fertilizer factory.
Mulenga underlined his conviction that any investment in fertiliser production will not only help the nation become food self-sufficient, but will also expand the economies of Zambia and its neighbors.
Mulenga applauded Mr. Aliko Dangote, President/CE of the Dangote Group, for making significant investments in Nigeria’s fertiliser industry.
Speaking at the end of the tour, Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Fertiliser Limited, Mr. Vishwajit Sinha said demand for Urea fertiliser in the Nigerian market and beyond remains robust and is expected to continue to grow.
He said the $2.5 billion fertiliser complex would make Nigeria self-sufficient in fertiliser production with excess capacity exported to other African countries and the rest of the world.
Sinha described Dangote Fertiliser plant as a company which will not only increase food-sufficiency in Nigeria, but also drastically reduce the level of unemployment and youth restiveness in the country through the generation of direct and indirect employment.
