Working with Dangote is a privilege – Afreximbank

President of Afreximbank, Benedict Oramah, has described Aliko Dangote as an enigma that is assiduously working towards the unification, growth and development of the African continent.

Speaking during the facility tour of 650,000 bpd Dangote Refinery in Lagos, Oramah commended the group for significantly contributing to the GDP of the Africa continent, saying: “I do not have the right vocabulary to describe how I feel about what I have seen today. Except to say that for us, the vision we see in Aliko has been demonstrated in the projects that we see today. The desire to change things is one we share as an organisation and as individuals, and is clearly demonstrated today.

“If I had any doubt, if we should work with Dangote Industries Limited, those doubts were erased today. It is in fact a privilege. It is not only a privilege but also a duty to work with him. I hope the relationship would grow from strength to strength.”

It would be recalled that Dangote Industries Limited last week concluded plans to become the latest corporate organisation to join the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), as a class ‘B’ shareholder.

Welcoming the investment of Dangote Group in the bank, Oramah said the investment was “a strong vote of confidence in the bank by, arguably, the largest indigenous corporate organisation in Africa.

“The massive investment the Dangote Group is making across Africa makes it a partner of choice in the delivery of our intra-African trade strategy. Working with the Dangote Group, we will build supply chain financing across Africa that could reach $1 billion in the short term, promoting intra-regional trade and growth of Short and Medium Enterprises and creating much needed jobs.”

On his part, Aliko Dangote, president, Dangote Group, said: “I consider Afreximbank a good vehicle for fostering regional integration in Africa, which aligns with our vision and mission for growth and development across the continent,”