The Kogi State House of Assembly on Wednesday ordered the Commissioner of Police to stop Dangote Coal, a subsidiary of Dangote PLC, to stop operations in Olamaboro and Ankpa Local Government Areas of the state.
The directive was issued by the Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, Mathew Kolawole, on Wednesday during a public hearing on the activities of Dangote Group in the state.
He also directed the State Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp to ensure that the directive is implemented with immediate effect pending when the ad hoc committee on revenue clarifies some grey areas.
Mr Kolawale, while lamenting on the environmental damages caused by mining activities in Kogi State by Dangote Group of Companies and its subsidiaries, said the organisation was making billions of naira from the state but failed to give back to the state from what they are generating.
The speaker said the lawmakers had extended invitations to the company but it failed to honour it on several occasions.
He said the assembly was on a fact-finding mission to know at what time the Obajana Cement Factory changed to Dangote Cement PLC.
The lawmakers, the speaker said, wanted to know when the 10 percent state government’s own share was transferred to the company.
He said the assembly wants to ascertain the Certificate of Ownership and many more of the company’s operation in Kogi State.
The House, however, ordered the management of Dangote groups of Company to reappear before the House on Monday, September 26 2022 for further investigations.
However, the representatives of Dangote Group of companies in Kogi State, External Solicitor, Liman Salihu, General Manager Logistics and Special Duties, Ademola Adeyemi and General Manager Administration, Adinoyi Haruna were in the chambers to make presentations on behalf of the company.
