Reps, FRSC applaud Dangote Coal Mines over Road Safety in Kogi

The House of Representatives and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have applauded the efforts of Dangote Coal Mines Limited to reduce road crashes and boost the local economy.

The two organisations hinted that the Dangote Coal Mines has severally supported the federal government through its multimillion-naira social schemes and adopted innovations that have positively impacted road safety in the country.

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Safety Commission, Akinfolarin Mayowa Samuel, stated at a recent interactive session involving the host communities of Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State that the Dangote Group remains a big player and a significant contributor to the development of the Nigerian economy.

The lawmaker also applauded the job-creating efforts of the company and harped on the need for the company and the host community to continuously walk on the same path through the implementation of the mutually consented Community Development Agreement (CDA).

On his part, a representative of the FRSC, Deputy Corps Marshal, Kayode Fanola, applauded the Dangote Group for introducing measures that have helped crash the rate of accidents in the country.

“I can tell you that we have inspected the facilities at the Dangote Drivers School at Obajana, and they met our standard,” Fanola said.

A representative of Dangote Transport, Mr Charles Theophilus, said the FRSC officials were involved in training the Dangote Drivers.

Recall, earlier this year, Dangote Cement Plc established a well-equipped Drivers School at Obajana in Kogi State.

Representative of the host community and Youth leader, Mr Samuel Adejoh Ibrahim, informed the lawmakers at the session that the company was implementing the Community Development Agreement signed in July 2019.