Oladele Oduniyi
The President of the ECOWAS, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray recently declared Dangote Refinery a beacon of hope for Africa’s future, and a clear demonstration of what the private sector can achieve in the drive for regional industrialization.
In a recent visit by ECOWAS team to the facility, Dr. Touray stated that the refinery is critical for enabling the ECOWAS region to meet its 50 PPM sulphur limit for petroleum products
Dr. Touray stated thus:
“What I have seen today gives me a lot of hope and everybody who doesn’t believe in Africa should come here. Visiting here will give you more hope because this is exactly what our continent should focus on ‘,
We have seen something I couldn’t have imagined, and really the capacity in all areas is impressive.
We congratulate Alhaji Dangote for this trust in Africa because I think you do this only when you have the trust, and he has a vision for Africa, and this what we should all work to encourage “.
We are still importing products below our standard when a regional company such as Dangote can meet and exceed these requirements.”
We believe our visit also serves as an opportunity to hear directly from Alhaji Dangote, about what the private sector expects from ECOWAS community”