Nigeria Police Power (NPF) has recommended Dangote Cement Plc for its strong social intervention initiatives, as each establishments reaffirmed their collaboration to boost safety, promote peace, and help {economic} improvement throughout the nation.
This partnership goals to safeguard communities, shield important enterprise operations, and create a safe setting conducive to sustainable progress and funding.
Throughout his go to to the Dangote Cement Plant in Obajana, the assistant inspector-general (AIG) of police answerable for Zone 8, Abubakar Zubairu, emphasised that such collaborations not solely strengthen regulation enforcement efforts but additionally assist set up a secure setting the place companies can thrive and contribute meaningfully to Nigeria’s {economic} improvement.
Zubairu expressed appreciation for Dangote Cement Plc quite a few Company Social Accountability (CSR) initiatives, that are uplifting communities and supporting nationwide improvement.
He famous that the Nigeria Police Power stays dedicated to defending lives and property whereas guaranteeing the protection of company establishments whose contributions are important to the nation’s progress and stability.
He mentioned, “I’m actually impressed by your Company Social Accountability schemes. I’m conscious that you’ve invested billions in CSR. That is commendable.”
He added that the police prioritise the corporate attributable to its vital {economic} contribution.
“Our core duty is safety, and Dangote Cement is essential. You present jobs for Nigerians and have proven duty and responsiveness to host communities and the nation,” he mentioned.
He additional assured: “I need to guarantee you of our continued help. Your worthwhile work in creating jobs and implementing CSR programmes contributes to lowering crime in our society.”
Earlier, the Plant Director of Dangote Cement Plc, Nawabuddin Azad, expressed his delight on the go to by the highest hierarchy of the Nigeria Police Power and said the necessity to strengthen the partnership additional.
Azad mentioned, “Your presence right here at present isn’t just a routine go to; it’s a highly effective image. It’s a image of dedication, of partnership, and a reminder that the protection of key nationwide {economic} belongings is a high precedence. We don’t take this as a right.”
He famous that the corporate’s mission aligns with the federal authorities’s — to develop the economic system, create jobs for the teeming youth, and contribute to nationwide GDP.
“However let me be very frank — with out safety, there might be no manufacturing. With out manufacturing, there might be no prosperity. The wheels of our firm flip not simply on energy and uncooked supplies, however basically on the oil of peace and safety,” he mentioned.
Azad, subsequently, referred to as for a strengthened partnership in key strategic areas, together with intelligence sharing, empowering native police divisions, and fostering better belief among the many police, host communities, and the corporate.
Additionally, the final supervisor of Social Efficiency, Ademola Adeyemi, famous that the corporate has all the time loved a robust partnership with the police, and the go to would additional strengthen these ties.
The top of human assets and administration, Azeez Adeniyi, talked about that many of the firm’s workers are from Kogi State and emphasised that the corporate is dedicated to sustaining easy operations.
Officers within the AIG’s entourage included: DCP A. Eljamal, DCP Abubakar B. Ardo, ACP Umar Ibrahim Wurno, CSP Halidu Kasimu, CSP Emmanuel P. Ganya, and CSP Ujah I. Francis, amongst others.
Will probably be recalled that in 2018, the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) donated 150 operational autos to the Nigeria Police Power at an occasion in Abuja.
Extra not too long ago, the corporate contributed 25 autos to the Power, making it one of many largest company donors to the Nigeria Police within the nation’s historical past.
