The Ogun State Home of Meeting, on Tuesday, handed a decision summoning the administration of Dangote Cement Firm to supply the plant’s grasp plan, detailing all related amenities, together with a trailer park and industrial drainage channel, in adherence to worldwide requirements.
The choice, made on Tuesday, adopted the presentation of a report by the joint Home Committees on Commerce, Commerce and Funding, and Atmosphere, chaired by Adebisi Oyedele.
Presenting the report, Oyedele remarked, “The committee discovered the corporate culpable of the allegations levelled in opposition to it. The committee noticed the lackadaisical strategy and nonchalant perspective of the corporate to the livelihood of the folks, having constructed a cement manufacturing facility for many years with no trailer park and intentionally inflicting havoc on the host communities, in addition to commuters plying the street, amongst others.”
The report stemmed from the Meeting’s earlier request for the corporate to supply complete plans addressing environmental degradation, haphazard parking, and different points arising from operations at its Ibese cement plant within the Yewa North Native Authorities Space.
The committee really helpful that the corporate should submit the Ibese plant’s grasp plan reflecting all associated amenities.
“The Dangote Group should avail the Home with the Ibese cement plant grasp plan, reflecting all its adjuring amenities, together with the trailer park and industrial drainage channel, consistent with worldwide greatest practices.”
The Meeting emphasised the significance of the corporate being extra proactive in fulfilling its Company Social Accountability obligations to the affected communities.
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