Aliko
Dangote, the president of Dangote Group of Companies, has promised to build a
500 megawatt power plant for Kano, Katsina, Jigawa and Kaduna states.
Africa’s richest man disclosed this in his in his address at the
36th Kano Trade Fair held in Kano. He was represented at the event by the
executive director shareholders management, Engineer Mansur Ahmad.
Dangote
was quoted as saying that power plant is a intentional attempt to support local
economy and wealth creation.He added that without power manufacture and
commerce will cripple and businesses will enormously decrease and that has been
the situation in Kano for decades, saying anything to be done to bring back
such would have to be done now than any time. The
executive director disclosed that they were now discussing with the Kano state
government on the 500 mega watt power supply and final deal will be signed in
few weeks to come.
Dangote
reportedly has been giving support to areas of health and education in Kano and
in the next few weeks they are going to commission six out of the health care
facilities constructed and were completed to Kano government. Engr. Ahmad noted
that Dangote has built over a hundred borehole across the state and the theater
health facility at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital which was postponed due
to design discrepancies and would soon be take off. Millions of Nigerians are experiencing low
power supply in the country in spite of the huge amount of money the Federal
Government has spent to improve electricity supply.
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