The face-off between the Kogi State Government and Dangote Group has been declared over, after the Federal Government on Friday ordered the reopening of the Obajana cement plant shut by the former last week.
Workers have been shot at, the Kogi State House of Assembly has been burnt and there’s been verbal missiles hurled between both warring camps in the last couple of weeks.
And now, the federal government has had enough.
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the disclosure at the end of the National Security Council meeting.
The Kogi State Government and Dangote Group have been at loggerheads over the ownership of the Obajana Cement Company.
However, the minister said, “The council noted the development in Kogi and has ordered the reopening of the cement factory that is closed down and has advised that all issues related to that industry or factory should be resolved in accordance with the law, legally.
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“Nobody must take the law into their own hands, either as a government or an individual. We are committed to guaranteeing and providing employment for Nigerians. Whatever will hinder that or impede that must be discouraged.
“So, in that regard, the cement industry in Obajana must be reopened and all issues that are in dispute should be resolved legally,” Aregbesola said.
Similarly, the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, said: “Amicable solution has been reached to bring to an end this unfortunate development.
“An agreement has been reached between the Kogi State Government and the Dangote Cement in Kogi on the need to reopen the factory and ensure that peace is restored in the state,” he noted.