L-R: Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola; Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Chairman, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; Executive Director, Dangote Group, Halima Aliko-Dangote; Senate President, Senator Godswill Apkabio and his Deputy, Senator Barau Jibrin during the commissioning of CKD plant at the Dangote Sinotruk West Africa Limited, Ikeja, Lagos, on Sunday, 09 June 2024.
L-R: Executive Directors, Dangote Group, Halima Aliko-Dangote; Mr. Devakumar Edwin; the Chairman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Senate President, Senator Godswill Apkabio during the commissioning of CKD plant at the Dangote Sinotruk West Africa Limited, Ikeja, Lagos, on Sunday, 09 June 20
Dangote Sinotruk West Africa inaugurated a completely knocked down (CKD) truck assembly plant in Lagos state on Sunday.
The inauguration had in attendance Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos and Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
In a statement posted on X, Sanwo-Olu said the plant, situated in Ikeja, can produce 10,000 trucks annually and create about 3,000 jobs across Nigeria.
“Today, I joined the President of the Senate, Hon. Godswill Akpabio for the commissioning of the CKD plant at Dangote Sinotruk West Africa Limited in Ikeja,” Sanwo-Olu said,
“With the capacity to assemble and produce 10,000 trucks annually, Dangote Sinotruk West Africa is set to create about 3,000 jobs across Nigeria.
“Congrats to Alhaji Aliko Dangote for his remarkable efforts towards industrialization in Nigeria and Africa.”
L-R: Executive Director, Dangote Group, Halima Aliko-Dangote; Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin; the Senate President, Senator Godswill Apkabio; Chairman, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Senate Majority Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele during the commissioning of CKD plant at the Dangote Sinotruk West Africa Limited, Ikeja, Lagos, on Sunday, 09 June 2024
On June 8, Akpabio, alongside Sanwo-Olu, visited Dangote refinery in Lekki, an area of Lagos state.
During the tour, Sanwo-Olu said it was a privilege that the refinery happened in “our time, our state and our country”.
“People talk about dreams, but only a few can make it happen. Dangote has put Lagos State and the whole of Nigeria on the world map of excellence,” he said.
L-R: Chairman, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; Senate President, Senator Godswill Apkabio and Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu during the commissioning of CKD plant at the Dangote Sinotruk West Africa Limited, Ikeja, Lagos, on Sunday, 09 June 2024
“I am happy the Senate came to see for themselves; Dangote was not ready to rest after successfully building the largest cement factory chain in Africa, the second largest sugar refinery in the world.”
Sanwo-Olu also said with an investment like the refiner, he can assure that Nigeria is on the right path to meet the projected gross domestic product (GDP) of $1 trillion by 2030
