The Chairman of Dangote Group,
Alhaji Aliko Dangote has reacted to the quit notice issued to Igbos by a
coalition of northern youths.
The Arewa groups had asked
South-easterners living in the north to vacate before October 1.
Giving his position on the issue
which has drawn condemnation from many groups and individuals, the billionaire
said joblessness was the reason for the ultimatum.
Dangote said this when a team of
business executives from Lagos Business School (LBS), visited his multi-billion
dollars refinery and petrochemical projects in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.
“Some guys who have no relevance and
values came out to issue a warning that Igbo should leave the North
‘I am surprised everybody started
talking about this nonsense. Why are we talking about it?
“Obviously, in a place where there
is a lot of joblessness, it is expected that this kind of jobless people would
come out with all sorts of anger.
“We understand the reasons why they
are angry, but they cannot justify their action when they have decided not to
work.
“They only issue senseless warning
to keep themselves relevant,” Nation quoted him.
Africa’s richest man assured that
his refinery project, when completed, would create thousands of direct jobs for
the youths and millions of indirect jobs in the value chain.
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