President Muhammadu Buhari will commission the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals, the world’s largest single-train refinery, in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, today.
It was learned that five other presidents would join President Buhari in the historic event, which is likely to favorably reshape Nigeria’s oil and gas sectoral landscape.
Apart from foreign dignitaries, the Presidents of Togo, Gnassingbé Eyadéma; Ghana’s Nana Akufo-Addo; Senegal’s Macky Sall; Niger Republic’s Mohamed Bazoum; and Chad’s Mahamat Déby are expected to attend the historic occasion.
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President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, who will not be physically present, will however present his goodwill message virtually.
Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, whose administration as the governor of Lagos in 2002 floated the free trade zone in Ibeju-Lekki where the refinery is located, is expected to be at the event.
Also all the 36 state governors and most of the governors-elect, ministers, senators, and captains of industries in Nigeria and others from outside the country, global oil traders, top international bankers, international multilateral agencies were said to have indicated their readiness to grace the ceremony.
Promoted by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, the petroleum refinery with a capacity to process 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) is sitting on 2,635 hectares of land located in Dangote Industries Free Zone in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, and will provide employment to over 100,000 people.