How Lafarge tried to ‘frustrate’ Dangote’s cement expansion in Africa – Obasanjo
Refinery production Mr Obasanjo also linked Dangote’s success in cement manufacturing to the development of his oil refinery, saying the experience provided the businessman with the confidence and inspiration to undertake the refinery project.
Cement factory establishment Mr Obasanjo used the account to illustrate how Nigerian government policy and private-sector investment combined to start Dangote Group’s cement production in Nigeria.
He recalled that after Mr Dangote completed a 5-million-tonne cement plant in Senegal, local residents, allegedly instigated by Lafarge, challenged his ownership of the land on which the factory was built.
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