FG Orders Immediate Reopening Of Dangote Cement Factory In Kogi
The National Security Council (NSC) which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that Dangote Cement factory in Obajana, Kogi State, be reopened immediately.
The council gave the directive at a meeting held at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja.
The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, together with his Interior counterpart, Rauf Aregbesola, and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, briefed reporters after the meeting.
Aregbesola said an agreement had been reached between Kogi State Government and Dangote Group on the need to reopen the cement factory, urging both parties to respect the agreement.
The minister explained that the council ordered immediate reopening of the factory and advised that all issues in contention be resolved legally as government was committed to providing employment.
