Dangote Cement Plc, Gboko Plant, has rolled out a complete social programme geared toward driving sustainable financial empowerment inside its host communities.
Talking on Monday on the ceremony in Gboko, the Head of Social Efficiency of Dangote Cement Plc, Gboko Plant, Dr Johnson Kor, mentioned the social programmes have been conceived and applied consistent with the provisions of the mutually agreed Neighborhood Improvement Settlement (CDA).
“In Dec. 2024, Dangote Group had a Neighborhood Improvement Settlement CDA with the Six Mining Communities together with the Mbayion Neighborhood who’s the Host Neighborhood. A number of Tasks have been earmarked to cowl the interval of 5 years,” he mentioned.
He defined that the Firm has executed a number of initiatives, with others nonetheless ongoing, together with the Girls Empowerment Programme, the Farmers Empowerment Programme, and the Youth Empowerment Programme.
The Firm additionally offered certificates and starter packs to 30 graduands of the Youth Ability Improvement Programme, a gesture geared toward enabling the beneficiaries to right away apply their acquired expertise and turn into self-reliant.
Different initiatives executed embrace the inauguration of motorized boreholes at Mbaswa, Agboghol, Mbatyu and Cross Brothers communities.
Talking additionally, Plant Director, DCP Gboko, who was represented by the Basic Supervisor Finance, Olusegun Orebanjo, mentioned: “At Dangote Cement Plc, we don’t see our host communities merely as neighbours, however as valued companions in progress.
“Our presence in Gboko is constructed on a robust perception that enterprise success should go hand in hand with neighborhood wellbeing, and this philosophy continues to information our operations and social investments. Right this moment’s occasion is a transparent expression of that shared journey.”
The Plant Director added that: “We want to guarantee all stakeholders that a number of CDA initiatives are at present ongoing and progressing steadily. Whereas some initiatives are but to begin on account of technical complexities, we’re actively addressing these challenges.
“We guarantee you that every one excellent initiatives shall be executed within the coming 12 months, alongside new initiatives geared toward deepening our social influence.”(NAN)
Edited by Ismail Abdulaziz
