July 07, (THEWILL) – The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, on Sunday, visited the 650,000 barrel-per-day Dangote Petroleum Refinery located in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State.
The Governor 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.
During the visit, which lasted more than four hours, the team was taken round the expansive industrial complex housing the refinery, the fertiliser and urea production plant, various loading bays, the port and the production control rooms among other facilities.
Governor Diri’s visit was a follow-up to an earlier meeting with Dangote in Nassau, The Bahamas, during the AFREXIM Bank annual meeting in June.
According to his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, 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’s entourage included former Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Ndutimi Alaibe; Chief of Staff, Dr. Peter Akpe; Commissioner for Trade, Industries and Investment, Dr. Ebieri Jones, and Commissioner for Finance, Maxwell Ebibai.
Others were the Commissioner for Blue Economy, Dr. Faith Zibs-Godwin; Commissioner for Youth, Alfred Kemepado: Director-General, Bayelsa Investment Promotion Agency (BIPA), Patience Abah; Special Adviser on Investment, Onari Harry, and Amb. Godknows Igali, among other government officials.
Amos Okioma is a Correspondent at THEWILL
