Dangote Cement Signs Development Agreement With Jakura Community in Kogi

In a determination to foster improvement and fortify relations with its big communities, Dangote Cement PLC, Obajana Plant, connected Wednesday signed its archetypal Community Development Agreement (CDA) with the Jakura Community successful Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State.

The signing ceremony, held astatine the Obajana Plant, was graced by accepted rulers, assemblage leaders, authorities officials, and representatives of Dangote Cement.

Welcoming participants to the event, the Plant Director, Engineer Panjala Spreedhar, represented by the main General Manager of Operations, Engineer John Gwom, said the statement was successful enactment with Section 116 of the Minerals and Mining Act 2007 and Section 193 of the Minerals and Mining Regulation 2011 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

He noted that the CDA would service arsenic a roadmap for communal growth, development, and peaceful coexistence betwixt the institution and the Jakura community.

“Today’s juncture is not lone a objection of our compliance with regulatory provisions arsenic a socially liable firm enactment but besides a amusement of our committedness to the improvement and wide well-being of our big communities.”

According to him, the CDA covers cardinal areas specified arsenic acquisition enactment done scholarships for indigent students, healthcare improvement, potable h2o provision, agrarian electrification, yearly roadworthy maintenance, and different societal amenities aimed astatine improving the prime of beingness successful Jakura Community.

He further explained that the statement establishes a consultative model for engagement, grievance management, and responsibilities for some the works and the community, ensuring communal knowing and collaboration.

Spreedhar commended the representatives of Jakura Community for their dedication passim the dialog process and expressed optimism that the statement would unfastened doors to lasting bid and accelerated development.

He besides appreciated the Federal Ministry of Solid Mineral Development for its guidance and the State and Local Government authorities for their expected enactment successful implementing the projects outlined successful the agreement.

In a connection to the occasion, Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Area, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu, represented by the Secretary of Lokoja Local Government, Abubakar Danjuma Muhammed, thanked Allah for witnessing the historical ceremonial and assured the council’s afloat enactment toward the occurrence of the program.

Delivering the goodwill connection of the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr. Dele Alake; the Community Development Agreement Desk Officer of the Ministry, Mrs. Abimbola Olayioye commended Dangote Cement PLC for its committedness to fostering peaceful coexistence and sustainable improvement successful big communities.

The Minister noted that the CDA aligns with the Federal Government’s imaginativeness of ensuring that mining activities payment section communities and pledged the ministry’s continued enactment for initiatives that beforehand communal maturation and development.

On her part, the Chairman, Kogi State House of Assembly Committee connected Solid Minerals and Member Representing Ijumu Constituency, Hon. Ishaya Omotayo Adeleye, said arsenic legislators, their imaginativeness aligns with that of Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, successful promoting sustainable assemblage development.

Speaking besides the Olu Apata, Oba (Dr) Fredrick Balogun JP,  successful Oworo, who referred to Dangote arsenic a rescuer and a committedness keeper, expressed  assurance successful the quality of Dangote to support to the scope of the agreement.

The elated Obaro of Jakura Community, Oba Usman Ajibola, successful his remarks, appreciated God Almighty for witnessing the landmark event, noting that with the signing of the agreement, Jakura Community would acquisition large transformations successful electrification, roadworthy construction, and empowerment initiatives planned by Dangote Cement.

Also speaking, the Chairman of Jakura Community Development Signing Ceremony and Oluwa of Jakura, Chief Bomigbade Ajiboye, described the time arsenic a milestone successful the past of Jakura Community, giving glory to God for the occurrence of the program.

He commended the youths for their peaceful behaviour and thanked the absorption of Dangote Cement for their practice toward the realization of the project.

The lawsuit besides featured a information induction league for each participants, conducted by the Head of Safety Department of Dangote Cement Plant, emphasizing the company’s committedness to workplace and assemblage safety.

The signing of the CDA marks a caller epoch of concern betwixt Dangote Cement PLC and Jakura Community, mounting the signifier for developmental initiatives that volition payment contiguous and aboriginal generations.