Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has expressed concern over what he termed “pointless fuss” created by vested pursuits, which he believes might harm investor confidence within the Nigerian economic system.
That is within the wake of the faceoff between industrialist, Aliko Dangote and the Federal Authorities’s authorities over the operations of his 650,000 bpd refinery.
Kwankwaso described the refinery as a vital asset for Nigeria’s power wants and financial stability, emphasising the significance of defending the asset from any threats that might undermine its operations.
“I used to be privileged to go to the magnificent Dangote Refinery, and I used to be marveled by the sheer dedication that went into the standard of its institution,
“The creation of pointless fuss round its integrity by some vested pursuits may be very unlucky, and it stands to undo all of the years of exhausting work to take care of the delicate investor confidence in our economic system,” Kwankwaso acknowledged in a submit on his X web page on Wednesday
The Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Folks’s Get together within the 2023 common elections known as on Nigerians and the federal government to rally across the refinery
He pressured that the failure of such a monumental undertaking can be detrimental to the nation’s financial progress.
“It’s time for us to rally round this Nationwide Asset to make sure that the monumental undertaking doesn’t fail. It can’t fail, and the Nigerian authorities should perceive this by demonstrating equity and confidence in each home and international important investments,” he urged.
Beforehand, presidential candidates within the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi described the unfolding battle between Dangote Industries and a few authorities businesses as deeply troubling.
They, in separate posts on X.com, lamented that the unfolding saga which is vilifying the Dangote refinery will deter important international direct funding and harm the economic system.
Atiku and Obi additional mentioned authorities businesses should present help for the Dangote refinery, including that the refinery is simply too important to fail contemplating its essential function in nationwide welfare.