Governor of Kano state, Dr. Umar Ganduje, has commended the President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote for his industrialisation drive in Africa.

Ganduje who was speaking at Dangote Special Day at the Kano Trade Fair, said Nigeria is lucky to be blessed with someone like Aliko Dangote who has made Nigeria and indeed, Africa proud in different ways.

Alhaji Aliko Dangote

Represented by the state Commissioner of Commerce, Industry, Cooperatives and Tourism, Ahmad Rabiu, the Governor said Dangote is synonymous with development given the giant strides recorded in the different sectors of the economy.

He stated:   “Dangote Group and Dangote Foundation have touched lives in the different states in Nigeria and beyond. There is no household that does not use Dangote product. Everywhere you go there are Dangote products and services from which many are benefitting. Many sectors of the economy have been boosted- Infrastructure, Agriculture, the Mining sector, Health, Education etc Dangote is surely a man of the people”

Speaking earlier, President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote said the current administration’s diversification agenda has put the Nigerian economy on the right trajectory for growth.   The foremost industrialist said diversification would take the country to the next level, and away from overdependence on oil.

Represented by General Manager Stakeholder Management, Dangote Group, Bello Abdullahi Dan-Musa, Dangote said the nation should continue to explore opportunities in the various sectors to grow the economy.

“We are committed to diversification as it is what Nigeria needs and indeed Africa, to add value to our basic endowments for economic growth. That is why we are also exploring opportunities in the different sectors, cement, flour, salt, sugar and recently, Oil and Gas as well as Agricbusiness to move the nation forward “he said.