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Aliko Dangote, Africa\u2019s richest man, on Saturday stated that he did not enjoy any incentive from the Nigerian government to build his $20bn refinery sited at the Lekki Free Trade Zone.<\/p>\n

Dangote made this known when he received the leadership of the House of Representatives led by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas and his deputy, Benjamin Kalu.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the refinery, we did not, and I repeat, we did not collect one single incentive from the Federal Government of Nigeria or even Lagos State.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, the Lagos State gave us a good deal but we paid $100m for the land. It wasn\u2019t free land; we paid for it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMajority of the population are with us. So, we are not discouraged, we will continue what we are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dangote further called on the House of Representatives to investigate the quality of diesel and petrol at filling stations, refuting the claims that petroleum products from his refinery are substandard.<\/p>\n

Dangote also urged the House to set up a committee to test products at various filling stations across the country, decrying the damage being done to vehicles and engines by substandard products.<\/p>\n

Dangote refinery paid $100m for land, received no incentive from Nigerian govt \u2014 Aliko<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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