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Dangote alone cannot fix Nigeria’s road infrastructure – Reps 

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;The challenges of road infrastructure in Nigeria cannot be fixed by the Dangote Group alone&comma; members of the House of Representatives have said&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"SCwi5Ars" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Speaking during a working visit of the House Committee on Federal Road Safety Commission to the Dangote Cement Plant Obajana on Thursday&comma; the chairman of the committee&comma; Hon Akinfolarin Mayowa Samuel&comma; said there must be a collaborative effort between government and the private sector in the management of Nigerian roads&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"zY3RWLQ4" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">The Chairman who bemoaned the traffic gridlock at Kabba Junction in Kogi State&comma; urged the company to up its interventional scheme by easing traffic jam&comma; adding that the Lokoja-Kabba road was sensitive and central to the road network in the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Permit me to say thank you for what Dangote is doing&period; The problem of Nigeria cannot be solved by one person&period; I must say the country is lucky to have a company like Dangote&period; Let me add also that we are critical stakeholders&period;  That is why we are here to complement your effort&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">He urged the company to support the government in the areas of road expansion&comma; and dualization&comma; saying the government was grateful for all the interventions in the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wSsiXddm" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">In his response&comma; Dangote Cement’s National Director of Logistic Mr&period; Carlos Juan Rincon said the company will not rest on its oars in the areas of infrastructural development of the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">According to him&comma; even though it is the responsibility of the government to provide road infrastructure&comma; the company will continue to lend a helping hand&comma; as exemplified by the construction of Nigeria’s longest concrete road in Kogi State&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Mr&period; Rincon said the Lokoja-Road is being overstrethed because other roads linking the North and the south are grossly in a state of disrepair&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Commission Bisi Kazeem commended the Dangote Group for making the visit of the lawmakers a success&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;For the fact that the committee has visited&comma; and there is a partnership between government and private sector&comma; shows Nigeria is working&period; I think we should give kudos to the Dangote Group&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Speaking in the same vein&comma; the Bajana of Obajana Land&comma; Oba Idowu Senibi described Dangote as God’s chosen for his numerous interventions&comma; adding that he can however do more to support the government in road construction and rehabilitation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">He suggested the construction of a bypass and crossover road to support the Dangote Cement trailer&comma; and further help the flow of traffic&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">In the same vein&comma; the Olu Apata Dr&period; Frederick D&period;O&period; Balogun expressed appreciation and pledged his community’s continuing support for the company&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">He however said his community has also embarked on community service to support the government and the company&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" &NewLine; 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