Dangote Cement Plc, Gboko Plant has awarded multi-million-naira scholarships to tertiary and secondary faculty college students from its six host communities in Benue State.
The firm additionally introduced starter packs, working instruments and certificates to graduates of its Youth Empowerment Programme to allow them to determine their very own companies, apply the talents acquired through the coaching and turn out to be financially reliant.
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Henry Dele Alake, lauded Dangote Cement Plc for its group improvement interventions, calling on different non-public sector gamers to undertake comparable initiatives to advertise socio-economic improvement in their host communities.
Dr. Alake, who was represented by the Federal Mines Officer of the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development in Benue State, Engr. Achi Gregory, urged the corporate to maintain its dedication to implementing group improvement programmes agreed upon with its host communities.
Speaking on the official presentation ceremony, Group Head, Social Performance, Dangote Cement Plc, Mr. Wakeel Olayiwola, mentioned the implementation of the Community Development Agreement underscores Dangote Cement’s dedication to equipping younger individuals with sensible expertise and assets to advertise entrepreneurship, create employment alternatives and enhance livelihoods in its host communities.
Mr. Olayiwola, who was represented by the Head of Social Performance of the Dangote Cement, Gboko Plant, Dr. Johnson Kor, mentioned the scholarship and youth empowerment programmes got here towards the backdrop of a number of different programmes just lately executed by the corporate, which embrace farmers and girls empowerment programmes.
The Acting Plant Director, Dangote Cement, Gboko, Engr. Arbind Singh, mentioned: “This annual scholarship scheme for indigent students of the host communities is an indication of our company’s commitment to its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR).”
Engr Singh, who was represented by the corporate’s General Manager, Production, Engr Tabershima Soom, mentioned: “The Gboko Plant has already launched 150 Women Empowerment Programme and 50 Farmerss Empowerment Programme where women were provided with cash to support their businesses, and farmers were supported with farm inputs.”
The beneficiary communities for these packages are: Tse-Kucha, Quarry, Amua, Mbazembe, Mbatur, and Pass Brothers.
Speaking on behalf of the Benue State Attorney-General, the Chairman of the Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee (MIREMCO), Barr. Dooshima Orosaga, counseled Dangote Cement Plc for its compliance with the Community Development Agreement (CDA), urging the beneficiaries and host communities to maximise the advantages of the corporate’s interventions.
Chairman of the Gboko Local Government, Hon Yina Elias mentioned the federal government will proceed to offer the assist wanted for the corporate to succeed, including that the Dangote Cement Plc is an exemplary firm in Corporate Social Responsibilities programmes.
In his remarks, the District Head of Ukpekpe, Chief Tsegba Igbarumun, counseled Dangote Cement Plc’s Gboko Plant for its contributions to the group, assuring the corporate of the group’s continued assist.
He mentioned the group valued its mutually useful relationship with the corporate and would proceed to function its ambassadors.
A beneficiary of the Youth Empowerment Programme, Mr Ignatius Aondohemba, expressed appreciation to Dangote Cement Plc for the assist, pledging to place the talents and assets supplied to good use and construct a enterprise that will allow him to turn out to be an employer of labour.
