Lawmaker urges Dangote Group to continue to implement its Corporate Social Responsibility
Elizabeth Christopher
The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Safety Commission has stressed the need for Dangote Coal Mines and its host community to always cooperate in the implementation of the mutually consented Community Development Agreement (CDA).
Speaking at an Interactive Session involving the host communities of Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State, north central Nigeria, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Safety Commission, Mr Akinfolarin Mayowa Samuel, said the Dangote Group contributes to the development of the Nigerian economy and encouraged mutual understanding between the company and its host community.
The House of Reps member and a representative of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) both commended Dangote Coal Mines Limited for implementing its social responsibility to its host community, and for adopting innovations that have helped to reduce the rate of auto crashes in the country.
In a speech, a representative of the FRSC, Deputy Corps Marshal, Kayode Fanola, commended the Dangote Group for introducing measures that have helped crash the rate of accidents in the country.
“I can tell you that we have inspected the facilities at the Dangote Drivers School at Obajana, and they met our standard,” Mr. Fanola said.
Also, a representative of Dangote Transport, Mr. Charles Theophilus, said the FRSC officials were involved in training the Dangote Drivers.
It would be recalled that early this year, the Dangote Cement Plc established a Drivers School at Obajana in Kogi State.
Representative of the host community and Youth leader, Mr. Samuel Adejoh Ibrahim, told lawmakers at the session that the company was implementing the Community Development Agreement signed in July 2019.
The Youth leader said that solar-powered boreholes, bridge and road construction, and the construction of blocks of classrooms and a Clinic were some of the projects implemented by the company at the Awo Akpali community.
Leader of the Dangote delegation to the Interactive Session Alhaji Taslim Jimoh told lawmakers that other requirements needed for coal mining activities in the area have been met.
Also speaking at the Interactive session, the company’s Head of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Mrs. Ebere Okonkwo, said the Dangote Cement Plc was reviewing its recruitment process and certification of drivers in collaboration with FRSC.
