Bonding with Host Communities; Dangote Cement Ibese, distributes laptops, grinding machines

…Ogun Speaker urges rich Nigerians to emulate Dangote

Celebrating the environment of conviviality wherein the corporate operated throughout the outgoing 12 months, Dangote Cement Plc, Ibese Plant has strengthened its dedication to sustainable improvement and inclusive progress with robust emphasis on training, healthcare, infrastructure, and empowerment programmes for its host communities.

Marking the 12 months 2025 Host Group Day celebration at Ibese, Ogun State themed “Sustaining Development, Strengthening Bonds”, an occasion which introduced collectively stakeholders, authorities officers, and neighborhood representatives in a dynamic show of cultural unity and partnership, the administration of the foremost cement firm stated it’s irrevocable dedicated to the wellbeing of the host communities.

In his deal with of welcome, the Plant Director Mr. Ayyagari Subbaraidu emphasised that the Group Day celebration as a platform is instrumental in nurturing relationships with host communities and key companions. “This celebration isn’t just about our achievements in cement manufacturing however about reflecting on our journey of care, inclusion, and partnership,” Subbaraidu acknowledged, highlighting the robust turnout and vibrant cultural performances as proof of the collaborative spirit between Dangote Cement and its stakeholders.

Subbaraidu who was represented by Hemant Dave, Chief Normal Supervisor accountable for upkeep on the Plant, additional expressed deep gratitude to the Ogun State Authorities for its unwavering assist, recognizing the presence of distinguished visitors such because the Speaker of the Ogun State Home of Meeting, the Commissioner for Group Improvement and Cooperatives, Government chairmen of the host native governments, and different dignitaries.

He identified that occasion was designed to strengthen mutual belief and deepen collaboration with the host communities, describing improvement as a shared duty.

He highlighted the corporate’s ongoing investments in instructional assist, healthcare entry, infrastructure upgrades, and empowerment programmes for teenagers and girls, stressing that these initiatives replicate Dangote Cement’s long-term dedication to accountable company citizenship.

The Plant Director then thanked the normal leaders, youth, and girls teams for his or her ongoing cooperation, assuring them of the corporate’s steadfast dedication to significant neighborhood improvement.

Additionally talking on the occasion, the Speaker of the Ogun State Home of Meeting, Oludaisi Elemide, recommended the corporate for its constant engagement and sustained contributions, noting that the initiatives have positively impacted social welfare and financial alternatives within the space.

The Speaker known as for continued cooperation between the corporate and its host communities, urging different rich Nigerians to emulate the founding father of the Firm, Aliko Dangote by investing domestically to assist nationwide financial improvement.

In his remarks, Mr. Ademola Balogun, Ogun State Commissioner for Group Improvement and Cooperatives, lauded Dangote Cement’s sturdy Company Social Accountability initiatives.

He reaffirmed the state authorities’s willpower to strengthen collaboration with the corporate and all communities to foster lasting peace and sustainable development. “By way of cooperation, transparency, and shared duty, we are able to obtain the progress all of us want,” Balogun acknowledged.

Talking on the Ibese plant’s 2025 social funding scorecard throughout the 12 months, Head of Social Efficiency Mr. Ademola Ojolowo famous the constant progress recorded by the Firm in lots of areas equivalent to financial empowerment, training, healthcare, and infrastructure. He disclosed that the Ibese Plant is ready to launch a number of new social funding initiatives in 2026, constructing on profitable initiatives from the earlier 12 months.

He acknowledged that the corporate has elevated its scholarship fund for secondary and tertiary college students and is near completion of ongoing improvement initiatives throughout the 17 host communities.

Talking on behalf of the normal rulers, Oba Oluseyi Mulero, the Aboro of Ibeseland conveyed the appreciation of the individuals to Dangote Cement for its constructive contributions and empowerment packages, which have considerably enhanced high quality of life within the space.

He inspired the corporate to develop its efforts within the coming 12 months and urged neighborhood members to take possession of those initiatives for them to be sturdy whereas sustaining peace.

The Group Day occasion featured energetic conventional video games, charming cultural performances, and prize shows. In additional recognition of the important place of training for the youths and make digitally literate, the beneficiaries of its ICT coaching programme got laptops whereas girls have been dozens of te girls got grinding machines to empower them in earnings technology.