The President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has thrown his weight behind the border closure policy of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
In a statement on Thursday, Dangote debunked insinuations that the policy was responsible for the drop in Dangote Cement’s profitability for the year 2019.
He said the border closure policy was the best for the country’s economy at this point in time.
The president of the group said Dangote Cement was building its terminals across Africa and the border closure could not in any way impact negatively on the company’s performance.
The statement issued by the group also said that the stock of Dangote Cement had remained dominant on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
It said this was buoyed by the news of a robust dividend as announced by the management of the company.