Your Leadership Has Reignited Hope,’ Dangote Praises Tinubu’s Reform Initiatives
…..Names Road Leading To Refinery After The President
The President of the Dangote Group Aliko Dangote has hailed President Bola Tinubu for initiating policies which he believes are repositioning the country and have reignited hopes in Nigeria.
Dangote said this on Thursday in Lagos during the commissioning of the access road to the Lekki Deep Sea Port.
He said Nigeria is on the path to prosperity with the policies rolled out by the Tinubu government including the removal of subsidy, tax reform, and the Nigeria First Policy among others.
“Your leadership has been both decisive and reassuring and your actions have reignited hope for a prosperous Nigeria of today and of the future. From the very start of the administration, your excellency has worked tirelessly to foster an enabling environment for the private sector-led growth,” Dangote told the gathering in Lagos.
“This vision has given rise to far-reaching reforms including the removal of fuel subsidies and the deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector; the drive to increase crude oil production, the unification of the naira exchange rate; the presidential CNG Initiative and the ongoing comprehensive overhaul of the tax regime.
“I think by the time, sir, we start practicing your overhauled tax regime, everyone will be up and about; they will run and come to Aso Rock to thank you for actually creating that policy. We thank you, sir.”
Dangote said the recently introduced Nigeria First policy by the Federal Government will make the country self-sufficient. According to him, the policy will boost the economy and aligns with his Dangote Group’s drive to produce the basic needs of Nigerians.
“We all have to align with this ‘Nigeria First’ policy because in America, they are doing ‘America First’. But here in Africa, you’re the first to say ‘Nigeria First’ [to make such a policy decision]. Your Excellency, this is highly commendable,” Dangote said.
Meanwhile, Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has named the main road leading to the Dangote Refinery in Lagos after President Bola Tinubu, in honour of the his contributions to the project.
Dangote made the announcement on Thursday during the official commissioning of the Deep Sea Port Access Road in Lagos State — an infrastructure linking the Dangote Fertiliser Plant to the Eleko Junction.
“The Dangote refinery complex is in many ways your brainchild,” Dangote told the president. “Mr President, let me just say one thing — the main road going into our refinery is now going to be called Bola Ahmed Tinubu Road.”
He lauded Tinubu’s leadership, describing him as a “courageous” and “ambitious” leader whose administration has inspired renewed confidence in private sector investment.
“With continued collaboration and shared resolve, we are confident that the journey ahead will usher in even greater opportunities for our people and our country under your courageous and ambitious leadership,” he said.
“Mr President, you are a very courageous leader. Please continue the great work you are doing. Thank you for your support and encouragement. Definitely, you should expect more, and you should see more, as this has given us the confidence to do more in supporting your government.”
Following the announcement, President Tinubu stood up and shook hands with the President/CEO of the Dangote Group in a moment that drew applause from dignitaries present.
According to Dangote, the deep-sea port access road is “one of eight major projects totalling 500km, including two in Borno State that will link Nigeria to both Chad and Cameroon”.
The newly named road stretches through Epe–Ijebu-Ode and connects to the Sagamu–Benin Expressway, forming a crucial link for logistics and trade in the region.
