Kogi Community Seals Agreement With Dangote Cement On Social Projects Construction

There was jubilation on Wednesday, as Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana Plant, and the Jakura Community sealed a historic Community Development Agreement (CDA) that will enable the company to implement mutually agreed social projects in the next five years.

The Community Development Agreement with the Jakura community is one of many CDAs that the company has with its host communities, which serve as pathways for the transfer of several impactful socio-economic development programmes and projects.

The signing ceremony of the CDA, the Plant Director, Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana Plant, Engr. Azad Nawabuddin, represented by Engr. John Gwong, Chief General Manager, Production, said the pact is in fulfilment of the provisions of 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 said the agreement demonstrates the company’s commitment to the development and overall well-being of the Jakura community.

“For us as a company, we believe in the mantra ‘good neighbourliness is good business’, hence we do everything conceivable to maintain harmonious relationships with the communities where we operate.”

Gwong stated that “We look forward to the support of the State and Local Government as we seek to collaborate with relevant agencies of the state to implement some of the developmental programmes cited in this agreement.”

According to him, a governing structure will be set up for the implementation of the content of the agreement.

The group head of social performance at Dangote Cement Plc, Mr Wakeel Olayiwola, said that the agreement followed the stipulated steps as per the CDA development guideline as amended in 2023.

He said even though the year has almost come to an end, the company will kickstart the implementation of the content of the CDA while assuring commitment to enjoy robust company-community relations.