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Dangote not involved in Kogi Assembly fire outbreak: Management

*Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer at Dangote Industries Limited, states ‘we totally refute this allegation and condemn this unprofessional and irresponsible attempt to smear our image before local and international investors, and thus erode our brand value’

Gbenga Kayode | ConsumerConnect

Following the fire incident that razed the Kogi State House of Assembly Complex earlier Monday, October 10, 2022, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has said the Management’s attention has been drawn to a circulating press statement issued by the Kogi State Government, alleging the Dangote Group as sponsoring arsonists to set the State House of Assembly on fire

Mr. Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer at Dangote Industries Limited, Monday evening stated that the said Kogi Government’s statement titled, ‘Obajana: Desperation sets in as imported hoodlums burn down Kogi Assembly’, signed by Kingsley Fanwo, Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, “pointedly accused our company of burning the Complex.”

Fanwo was said to have alleged that was “in an attempt to possibly destroy evidence relating to the ownership tussle between the Kogi State Government and the Dangote Group over the Obajana Cement Company.”

Dangote Group, however, clarified, that as a socially responsible corporate entity, “we totally refute this allegation and condemn this unprofessional and irresponsible attempt to smear our image before local and international investors and thus erode our brand value.”

The DIL Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer also said: “Dangote Group would never stoop so low as to sponsor thugs to destroy any property, belonging to either government or any individual.

“This runs contrary to our business ethos and everything we stand for as a leading manufacturer with teeming customers and consumers across Nigeria and Africa.”

He further noted that “our lawyers have been mandated to react appropriately to the damaging allegation from the Kogi State Government within the full extent of the law.”

Chiejina added: “We urge our stakeholders and the public to disregard such irresponsible and insane statements, as we ask all our stakeholders, namely shareholders, customers, suppliers, employees, and the entire community of Obajana and Kogi State at large to remain calm while we follow the legitimate and lawful process to resolve this matter with the (Kogi) State Government.”

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