Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa state discloses that his government is into a strategic partnership relationship with the Dangote Industries aimed at driving economic growth and development of the state, he stated this recently when he visited the Dangote Refinery, Dangote Petrochemical Plant and the Dangote Port in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.
Diri and his entourage were received by the President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko. Dangote, and the Vice President, Oil and Gas of Dangote Industries Limited, Mr. Edwin Devakumar, the visit lasted for more than four hours as the governor and his entourage were taken round the gigantic complex which accommodates the refinery, the fertiliser and urea production plant, various loading bays, the port, and the production control rooms among other facilities.
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In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Daniel Alabrah, the governor said that his visit was a follow-up to an earlier meeting with Dangote in Nassau, The Bahamas, during the AFREXIM Bank annual meeting in June.
“The state government is forging a strategic partnership with the Dangote Industries in its bid to drive economic growth and development of the state.” The governor said.
In the governor’s delegation were, Amb. Godknows Igali, former Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, Chief Ndutimi Alaibe, and the Chief of Staff, Dr. Peter Akpe, Commissioner for Trade, Industries, and Investment, Dr. Ebieri Jones, The Commissioner for Finance, Maxwell Ebibai, The Commissioner for the Blue Economy, Dr. Faith Zibs-Godwin, and The Commissioner for Youth, Alfred Kemepado.
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Others in the delegation were The Director-general of Bayelsa Investment Promotion Agency (BIPA), Patience Abah, and the Special Adviser on Investment, Onari Harry, and some other government officials.
