The Ogun State government has denied a report that it lost the Dangote Refinery to Lagos State.
The report, which was credited to a PDP stalwart, Segun Sowunmi, alleged that the refinery was lost due to the negligence of successive administrations in Ogun State.
In a statement, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Kunle Somorin, said that the report was “malicious and baseless”.
He said that the refinery was never lost to Lagos State, and that the Ogun State government is still working to bring the project to fruition.
Somorin said that the previous administration in Ogun State had made “appreciable and concerted efforts” to bring the refinery to the state, but that these efforts were “frustrated” by the current administration.
He said that the current administration is committed to reviving the project, and that it has already made progress in this regard.
Somorin said that the Ogun State government is “committed to the development of the state“, and that it will not be deterred by “malicious and baseless” reports.
He said that the government is “working hard to bring the Dangote Refinery to Ogun State“, and that it is confident that the project will be a success.
The Dangote Refinery is a $19 billion project that is being developed by the Dangote Group.
The refinery is expected to have a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, and it is expected to be completed in 2022.
