Dangote Group has said that it did not set ablaze the Kogi State House of Assembly.
According to the company, a press statement issued in the early hours of Monday by the Kogi State Government accused the Dangote Group of allegedly sponsoring arsonists to set the Kogi State House of Assembly on fire.
The statement titled, ‘Obajana: Desperation sets in as imported hoodlums burn down Kogi Assembly’, was signed by the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo.
A statement by Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding & Communications Officer Dangote Industries Limited on Monday, said the Kogi State government pointedly accused the company of burning the Complex “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.”
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The statement read, “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.
“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.
“Our lawyers have been mandated to react appropriately to the damaging allegation from the Kogi State Government within the full extent of the law.”
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It urged 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 State Government.”
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