‘We are not benefitting’ — Kogi residents protest over Obajana ownership tussle | TheCable
Vivian ChimeResidents of Kogi have staged a protest over the ownership tussle involving the state government and the Dangote Group over the Obajana cement plant.that the Kogi state government commenced the process of recovering the cement plant in Obajana from Dangote Industries Limited, which led to the subsequent sealing off of the company.
Subsequently, on Monday, Aliko Dangote, president of the Dangote Group, attended a meeting involving Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, at the presidential villa to resolve the issue. The protesters, which also included a significant number of youths, marched across roads in the state, while holding up placards with inscriptions such as: ‘No More Slavery in Kogi’, ‘We Will Not Be Intimidated’, and ‘Return our Cement Plant’.“We, the youths of Obajana are angry and we are pleading with the state government to come to our aid and rescue us,” one of the youths said.
“We have graduates and youths who have nothing to do. We are pleading that the state should revive Obajana. We don’t want Dangote anymore.”
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