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Dangote Cement Ibese Banishes 3-Year Blackout, Lights Up 21 Communities in Yewaland

Dangote Cement Ibese Banishes 3-Year Blackout, Lights Up 21 Communities in Yewaland
L-R , Oba Gabriel Ogunyomi, Onimoto of Imoto; Member, Ogun state House of Assembly, Hon. Adegoke Adeyanju Awoso; Dangote Cement Ibese Plant Director, Roy K. Uttam; HRM, Oba Rotimi Oluseyi Mulero, Aboro of Ibese Land; HRM. Oba Lukmon Kunoye, Olu of Imasayi; HRM, Oba Daniel Abayomi Salako, Aboro of Iboroland; Vice Chairman of Yewa North local Government, Hon. Joseph Ilori; HRM, Oba Gabriel Ogunji, Onijomi of Ijomi; HRM, Oba Basiru Oyero, Onijole of Ijole; Adetoro Hakeem, Representative of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company and Ogun state Vice Chairman National Youth Council of Nigeria, Kehinde Damilola, during the donation by Dangote Cement Ibese Plant of multi-million Electrical materials to reconnec 21 Host communities to national grid.

…donates electrical materials for electricity restoration

It was jubilation galore in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State following the donation of multi-million Naira electrical materials by Dangote Cement, Ibese plant to end over 3 years’ total blackout and get 21 communities affected by a prolonged power outage reconnected.

In an unprecedented Social Investment gesture, management of the Ibese Cement plant moved to support the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) with all the items needed to reconnect the communities back to the national grid out of empathy for the affected communities.

Traditional rulers from the affected towns were full of praises to the Chairman of Dangote Cement Plc, Aliko Dangote for approving over N100million to procure the needed electrical items as they took delivery and in turn handed over to the IBEDC officials.

Lauding the rare gesture by Dangote Cement Ibese Plant to intervene for the second time by providing the electrical items, the community leaders enjoined the IBEDC to deliver speedily on the light reconnection, in view of the plant’s donation. Pressured by the communities’ leaders, the IBEDC assured that it would complete the reconnection of all the affected communities within four to six weeks from the hand-over date.

Speaking while handing over the electrical materials within the premises of Ibese Police Station, Ibese Plant Director, Roy Uttam said the donation was part of efforts made by the cement plant management to halt the prolonged blackout in the affected towns and villages, and advised the people to ensure the electrical installations are protected.

Uttam pointed out that the Plant management had invested millions of Naira to purchase the electrical materials in the spirit of good neighbourliness. He said, “Otherwise it should be the job of the IBEDC to provide the materials as a business venture that would be collecting money from the customers after reconnecting them.”

“The management of Dangote Cement Plc is donating the electrical materials to close out the lingering power outage in the affected communities which have been in darkness for years due to vandalisation of cables and other installations by unscrupulous elements”, he added.

The Ibese Plant Director further explained that the decision to intervene was borne out of genuine care for the people and the desire to help mitigate the negative impact of the outage on socio-economic activities of the people. He reiterated the cement company’s commitment to the sustainable development of its host communities and continued collaboration on initiatives geared towards the general wellbeing of the people. “We cherish living happily with our communities,” he said.

One after another, traditional rulers from the affected communities eulogised the Dangote Cement Ibese plant management for their efforts to ensure that all the electrical materials were finally procured and donated to the people just as they had promised.

Olu of Imasayi, Oba Lukman Kuoye described the material donation as the result of some positive engagements the management of Ibese Plant had with various interest groups especially the communities and the IBEDC on the way out of the protracted blackout.

“We thank God it is a reality today that we are on the way to getting reconnected to national grid after over three years in darkness. We want to thank Dangote Cement Ibese Plant for this development. We are not taking this for granted.

“Dangote Cement is the only transformer that is illuminating the Yewa communities and Ogun State in general with its CSR projects. The management did not even consider the IBEDC’s inertia but still went ahead to donate materials that are supposed to be provided by the distribution company”, he enthused.

In his own remark, the Aboro of Ibeseland, Oba Rotimi Mulero thanked Dangote Cement and the Chairman, Aliko Dangote for always rising to the task of helping the communities, saying the provision of the electrical materials would go a long way to further cement the existing cordial relationship between the company and the communities.

The monarch promised that the communities would do everything possible to ensure the protection of the electricity infrastructure when installed and warned that the people would not take kindly with vandals any longer

Member representing the Communities at the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Adegoke Adeyanju expressed the constituents’ appreciation and that of Ogun State House of Assembly to the management of Dangote Cement for assisting the people to address the lingering blackout in the communities.

Said he; “I will take this back to the Speaker and other House members that Dangote has done as it has promised since we have invited them on this before. We thank you, and let me also assure you that we will make sure that IBEDC plays its own part to give our people electricity.”

The executive members of Ogun West District of National Youth Council, who witnessed the donation of the materials, hailed Dangote Cement for bailing out the communities. The Executives then presented letter of appreciation to the management of the cement Plant for the good gesture.

President of the Youth Council for Ogun West, Kehinde Damilola, recalled how the Council members had planned to protest to the office of IBEDC over the persistent blackout but had to soft-pedal following promises by Dangote Cement that it would help provide materials.

Receiving the materials on behalf of the management of IBEDC, Technical Engineer for the Sango Business Hub, Engr. Ayodeji Taiwo, thanked Dangote for the provisions. He assured the gathered stakeholders of speedy action by the electricity distribution company to facilitate quick reconnection of the communities within timelines.

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Dangote Cement, Ibese, fetes senior citizens in host communities

Dangote Cement, Ibese, fetes senior citizens in host communities
From left: Novia Hospital CEO, Erelu Yeye Abiye, Inegbenijie. Lydia David; Dangote Cement Ibese Plant Chief Finance Officer, Akin Abe; Dangote Cement Ibese Plant Director, Roy K. Uttam; Dangote Cement Plc, Group Head, Social Performance, Wakeel Olayiwola; Dangote Cement Ibese Plant, General Manager, Human Asset Management / Admin, Olugbemiga Aina; (Beneficiaries in front), Modupe Olaoluwa Bankole and Hakeem Akinsola, during the Presentation of WheelChairs and other mobility aids to the some Senior Citizens at the Dangote Cement Ibese Plant at the 2024 Edition of One - Day Care Program for the Host Communities Senior Citizens, an Ibese Plant, Ogun State at the weekend.

Gives free medical checks, drugs, wheelchairs

Dangote Cement, Ibese Plant at the weekend extended the frontier of its social investments in the wellbeing of its 17 host communities when it hosted the senior citizens in the communities offering them free medical services and mobility equipment for the people with disabilities including wheelchairs 

The Company said the gesture was aimed at complementing the effort of the government in improving the lives of the people of Ogun state especially those in whose territory the leading cement manufacturer operates.

Tagged “A Day-Out with Senior Citizens 2024”, the well-attended annual event saw the elderly ones being led in physical exercise, receiving health talks, medical checks, free drugs and other food and household items like rice, semo, honey, beverages, bathing soaps, detergent, clothing and cash incentive.

In his address of welcome, the Dangote Cement, Ibese Plant Director, Roy Uttam said the event was aimed at increasing the level of socialisation, engagement, emotional and mental wellbeing among the elderly around its host communities.

Uttam, pointed out that the management of Ibese Plant remain deeply committed to its responsibilities under the Community Development Agreement signed in 2022, saying “we will continue to prioritise the transfer of both economic and social benefits to our host communities, focusing on areas such as health, education, infrastructure, and empowerment.

“It is gratifying that our social investment strides are making meaningful impact in the lives of people across the host communities. We are determined to keep improving and broadening our initiatives, as we work together for the benefit of all.

“As elders who have devoted your youthful lives to the growth and development of your communities, the focus now should be on your health and well-being and the overall goodness of the society. This event is designed with your health in mind, as well as to offer an opportunity to reflect and connect with one another to promote longevity,” he said.

While reveling on the success of the maiden edition last year, Mr Uttam recalled that “we hosted 50 elderly members of our host communities for the first time in the history of this Plant. It was a memorable event filled with activities that demonstrated deep recognition for this all-important people in our society and promoted healthy living among them. It was a significant milestone for the Plant and the communities.

“We have made significant improvements this year, including the identification of five persons with disabilities from our host communities, who will each receive mobility aids to enhance their quality of life. This is just one example of how we continue to expand the scope of our social investments to create even greater impact”.

Uttam assured the host communities that the Plant would continue to live up to its responsibilities as regards the execution of the existing Community Development Agreement (CDA) even much more beyond saying some of the social investment initiatives of the Plant when well appraised, go beyond the letters of the signed CDA.

The Dangote Cement boss noted with nostalgia that the company’s social investment strides are making meaningful impact in the lives of people across the host communities and promised that the management was “determined to keep improving and broadening our initiatives, as we work together for the benefit of all.”

The Plant Director noted that In line with the company’s local content initiative, it had retained the services of Novia Hospital Services, a local healthcare provider, to assist in making this event a success. He assured the people of Dangote Cement’s continued support and believe that with the people’s cooperation and collaboration, the management will continue to build on “our shared vision of peace and prosperity”.

In his own comment, the Group Head of Social Performance, Dangote Cement Plc, Mr. Wakeel Olayiwola said the whole idea about hosting the elderly ones in the host communities borders on carrying along the old ones who are the foundation upon whom the new generations are building on. “They also need to be active in their old age”, he stated.

Responding on behalf of other elders, a beneficiary, Pa Michael Oderinlo from Ijako-Orile host community thanked the management of Dangote Cement for the gesture especially for reaching out to the elders which he said was not a common practice among business organisations.

Said he: “it is a very rare gesture by a business organization to take special interest in the old people and cater to their wellbeing.”

Also, another beneficiary of the wheelchair, Modupeola, Olaoluwa Bankole described the wheelchair donation as very touching and timely saying she now has a new lease of life with the mobility aid andtanked the Dangote Cement management for coming to her aid.