Am a Ghanaian but totally agree with you 💯 long life Nigeria 🇳🇬, long life Africa

No speech can save a continent without policy.

policy on its own cannot save the economy. the speech if implemented will save any country that apply the lessons from there

​@@miftaudeenabdulhameed1320 : Speech is not implementable, speech is only talk, here goes the phase 'talk is cheap'.

@@Oodua-ii if the leader follows the advice it would save the country. What cheap about talk…. Is that not what they’re Delibrating on… After all ideas have been put together then an action is taken. Stop saying nonsense guy😂😅😅

@@arifayanoladipupo6569 : You may hold a differing opinion regarding the proverbial expression used by the wise generation preceding us, which emphasizes resilience rather than self-pity. You possess a strong aversion towards being corrected and are unwilling to allow anyone to gain an advantage over you. Consequently, you resort to distorting facts in order to suit your own interests. Best of luck with that. It is important to acknowledge that one cannot always be correct, even if the mistake is inconsequential. You are a type A personality with ITK. 💌

This FG idea.

😅🤣 True, Na News and Social Media dey give them ideas

And nothing will happen after he would say that.

Not sure that’s the major problem. Nigeria goes through this from time to time. This is just another cycle. But from what I can see currently. It looks like the government actually has plans to make things better. They’re implementing the right policies.

My brother, one is at a loss that these same shouted down Mr Peter Obi when he emphasised on manufacturing but are now pretending to recognise and or claiming to be the ones who espoused the idea. Shame on them. They are claiming what do not know or giving what they do not have. When Peter Obi propounded the idea consistently during hus political campaign, with statistics, he was shunned and told "na statistics we go chop?". Now they are pretending.

Honestly, as a Nigerian it would be great if that happens, because he'll definitely win the election. But sadly, I'm not sure he's interested in politics.

My brother, you are right. Dangote discussing this now shows how hypocritical they are. Peter Obi was called derogatory names but today Shettima(the Vice President) is chairing a seminar or conference on manufacturing. Shameful, isn't it?

The right question is why is he talking now? Now, he is doing business. I hope he succeeds, for all our children sake.

because he is a business man

It's because he is a doer and not just a talker

I don’t get it?

A link would have been educative.

Peter Ibi said all these when he gave astute statistics, but he was shunned down by those who to perpetually keep Nigeria down. During the political campaign, Mr Dangote kept quiet because he was favoured by the existing federal government policy as the monopolist in virtually all sectors. He is now crying out, organising conferences on manufacturing because he is not favoured bt APC government of Bola Tinubu. Seriously, they are all hypocrites. Dangote is talking about protection of industries but he pushes for Indigenous industries like Innoson Motors to be stiffled. He has not even mentioned the local motor manufacturers like Innoson, Nord motors and Proforce. He is talking about assembly plants because this is where he belongs.

People tend to listen to the rich

People listen more to doers and not just talkers. Dangote is a doer.

@@kestonagboro4262 So Mr PO is not a doer or are you from another planet?

​@@kestonagboro4262I think you are living in what I called the "living dead" world to tell us that Dangote is doer. What has he done on his merit but for federal government nepotic favour Dangote would not have achieved anything. I cannot discuss critical issues with you because you lack knowledge of Nigeria and those who are "doers" in your estimation that are favoured by hypocritical and bigoted policies. Shameful indeed, and we think Nigeria will move forward.

There are realities for an emerging economy. You don't develop competition out of thin air. For any moribund place (capital, education, capacity inequalities), certain providers would be prioritized. For Nigeria, the option is a "monopolistic/duopolistic" domestic players OR foreign players. We seem to be comfortable with foreign monopoly and scream bloody murder for domestic companies with dominant market share. I grew up thinking of Leventis, Flour Mills and a number of other foreign companies as local companies. The one place Nigeria does not have issues is in Cement. That does not mean there haven't been some gray, particularly as concerns Ibeto cement etc., but what he is saying is exactly on point. By the way I say this as an Ijaw/Igbo man. At the end of the day, I'd prefer Dangote's flawed but productive industry to anything else that exists in Nigeria. He pays taxes and has gone on to invest in a refinery that can turn Nigeria's fortunes. I don't wrestle with greater regionalization but the reality is industrial regulation (import, tariffs, etc) needs to be standardized and reflect national policy. Regionalization should be in terms of supporting industries in their natural habitat. So for instance, support grantite/stone quarry manufacturing in South East.

I love Dangote will power to accomplish...... but I smell these initiatives is to "iron clad" control of the central structure (economic political, social, cultural etc) by the Fulani hegemon. What happened to Ajaokute Steel Mill industry & all other industrial aspirations behind that. Anyways, I will vote him for President because He have Africa in his mind always.

@@michaelojiako5688okay, the whole Fulani agenda just seems like a conspiracy theory.

Your type Always saying nonsense

Bad belle

This is the comment I'm looking for

The cement business is open for everyone to invest in.

@@waziriwafedha You will say that won't you? Let us keep trying to run a sprint race with hands and feet tied together.

Haba was he d one responsible for power failure n naira devaluation that affected those companies,he also had failed companies but alas Ur type just hate for no reason

@@krunchfoodsllc3069 you are probably too young to know when Nigeria was thriving in the 1960s with competitive businesses in all industries. Dangote is a symbol of a failed system. Even the beneficiary of a rigged and rotten economic system is complaining. Nothing against the man personally.

lol, it is automatic. Most just clap by reflex without understanding why. We are a country used to playing lip service.

@@onon7687 lol

Envy

That is not true.. it is a total lie… don’t talk bad about him, if you don’t know what you are talking about .. it was world Bank and IMF’s structural adjustment policies in the 60’s 70’s 80’s and 90’s which destroyed all manufacturing in Nigeria and other African countries… the tried to do the same in Asia, Middle East, Latin and South America countries but failed to certain extent.. because there government fought back strongly against it… All these coups that were taken place in Africa including Latin and South America countries, Asia and Middle Eastern countries countries, was meant to imposed those structural adjustment policies on those countries by force… so if you don’t know your facts, don’t talk nonsense… it is only now that our leaders in Africa started realizing that world Bank and IMF were not advising in good faith but actually doing it in order to promote neoliberal policies across Africa and maintain western dominance on Africa economies… What is Dangote is doing in Nigeria, he is doing it at his own risk… Trust me when I say that… The Nigeria government or Africa leaders as a whole should do everything to protect him at all cost and other industrialists like him… there are forces in the west that don’t want Africa to develop and become self sufficient.. The will do everything including killing people like him, in order to stop those development that he is doing…So if you can help, the list you should do, is pray for him and other like him to continue doing what he is doing..

Anyone can challenge him if they want to. Besides, if he monopolizes everything, he’d only stifle our growth. There has to be much more competition… like it’s done in China.

Stop saying rubbish,what monopoly does he enjoy,better still go and read what monopoly is and stop missing the term . Instead of blaming Ur politicians who has failed u ,u are here blaming a man employing n been productive.

@@krunchfoodsllc3069 I can see that you are intolerant of negative views of your mentor Dangote. It’s a democracy, you know. Let people have their say.

Nonsense, I am a Ghanaian, and you have no clue how proud I am of him and all those who make his vision of industralisation possible. What he is saying is what it is, if you claim monopoly get your money and go and build industries yourself and come and tell your story.

Companies that produce cement in Nigeria. Dangote Cement Plc Lafarge Africa Plc BUA Cement Plc United Cement Company of Nigeria Limited (UniCem) Etc. The point I’m trying to make is that, dangote does not have a monopoly of cement in Nigeria. You simply prefer buying from dangote. Because he does it better than anybody else.