Cement dealers and distributors across the country have promised to cooperate with the management of the Dangote Cement plc to ensure that the benefits of more production of the product from its new Ibese factory plant in Ogun State get down to the end users at affordable price.
A statement from the Dangote Group said the dealers made the pledge at the weekend while on a facility tour of the cement plant to see the level of progress of work done so far in the soon-to-be ready factory.
The statement said that the dealers expressed satisfaction at the level of commitment of the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote on the need to have sufficient cement to meet local demand, stop further importation of the product and embark on its exportation.
It said that the dealers and the distributors who came under different associations were surprised at the size of the plant which ranked among the largest in the world and promises to produce additional six million metric tons of cement when it commences operations later this month.
They assured that they would complement the efforts and determination of Alhaji Dangote in establishing more cement factories which is meant to produce enough for local consumption and to stop importation of the product so as to bring down the price per bag.
They said that they would ensure for the reduction of the price of cement in the wake of enough production for local demand, adding that they will do that by constantly monitoring the process of distribution and checkmate the activities of middle men whose roles in the distribution chain of cement has often times accounted for skyrocketing price of the commodity.
Chairman of Ifelodun Dealers Association, Lasisi Akanbi who spoke on behalf of others,thanked Dangote Cement for making them part of the success story of the new plant,adding that they were waiting eagerly to have the plant come on stream.
In his remark, the Managing Director of the Lagos Cement Terminal of Dangote Cement, Akin Adesokan thanked the dealers for their faith and steadfastness in the Dangote brand and urged them to stay by the group's products particularly, Dangote cement.
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