The Media Office of Senator Ibikunle Amosun has responded to allegations made by Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Chairman of the Dangote Group, that his cement factory in Itori, Ogun State, was demolished twice during Amosun’s tenure as governor.

In a statement, Lanre Akinwale of Senator Ibikunle Amosun’s Media Office, appealed to Dangote to provide the public with requisite approvals for the construction of the structures he alleged were demolished. “We will advise Alhaji Dangote to furnish the public with details of the land acquisition with relevant planning approvals, and let us engage in a constructive conversation therefrom,” Akinwale said.

Akinwale noted that the Amosun administration attracted over 500 companies to the state and was acknowledged by the World Bank as one of the top three states ensuring Ease-of-Doing-Business in Nigeria. “Our state at the time accounted for about 75 per cent of the Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs), in relation to industry in the country,” Akinwale stated.

Lanre Akinwale emphasized that while they will not give vent to what they described as “obvious mischief,” they will wait to hear from Dangote. “However, while we will wait to hear from him, we will like to state that not all Nigerians can be compromised, bullied or blackmailed,” Akinwale said. “The notion that everyone has a price is an expression applicable only to people with weak foundations and questionable upbringing.”

Akinwale concluded by saying that some individuals will continue to uphold high standards in all their undertakings, irrespective of whose ox is gored.