Entertainment: Customers, Distributors Hail Dangote for his Support, encouragement at Awards Night
By The Tochlight Africa News
DSC 6430, L–R, Former Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, Dangote Cement Plc, New Share Holder, Femi Otedola, Chairman Dangote Cement plc, Aliko Dangote, Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, at the Dangote Cement plc, Distributors Awards Nite in Lagos on Friday 26th January 2024.
DSC 7814, From Front Role, L-R, Former Governor of Ekiti state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Chairman of Dangote Cement Plc, Aliko Dangote, Dangote Cement Plc, New Share holder, Femi Otedola, Former Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, Group Executive Director, Commercial, Dangote Industries Limited, Fatima Aliko-Dangote; with some of Directors and Distributos at the Dangote Cement Plc, Distributors Awards Nite in Lagos on Friday 26th January 2024
DSC, 7735, 7734, & 7689, L–R, Best overall winner, Otunba Kazeem Olayemi Odeyeyiwa, FCA, of the Kazab Heritage, Dangote Cement plc Group Managing Director ,Arvind Pathak, Wife of the Best Overall Winner, Yeye Adesola Mutiat Odeyeyiwa, Chairman of Dangote Cement plc, Aliko Dangote, second Best winner, Chief Gilbert Igweka, and his Wife Perpetua, of Gilbert Igweka Global Concept, Third Best Winner, NWA Ado, of Nwa Ado Resources Nig.Enterp. at the Dangote Cement plc, Distributors Awards Nite, in Lagos on Friday 26th January 2024
Customers, Distributors Hail Dangote for his Support, encouragement at Awards Night
Customers and distributors of Dangote Cement Plc have hailed the magnanimity of the Founder and Chairman of the company and Africa’s largest conglomerate, Aliko Dangote. The customers described Dangote’s humaneness and philanthropy as unrivalled among his peers in the business community in Nigeria and Africa.
Speaking on the sidelines of the 2023 Dangote Cement Customers Award and gala night held in Lagos weekend, the customers who came from various regions across the country described their business relationship with Dangote Cement Plc as the ‘best alliance’ with a partner who provides great opportunities for the growth of its partners.
At the glittery event, the distributors carted away handsome rewards for keeping faith with Dangote Cement and patronising its products.
While both Kizz Daniel and Tuface Idibia were on standby to thrill and entertain the customers, prominent Nigerians were also in attendance to felicitate with Aliko Dangote and the Cement’s customers. Among top dignitaries in attendance were: Former Governor of Ekiti state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Executive Chairman of Geregu Power, Femi Otedola and the Former Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, among many others.
Kazab Heritage Limited won the overall Best Distributor of the Year award, while Gilbert Igweka Global Concept and Nwa Ado Resources Nigeria Limited occupied the second and third positions, nationally respectively. Winners in the regions include Twins Faja Enterprises as overall winner in the Lagos/Ogun region, while Nwa Ado Resources Nigeria Ltd, Abdullahi Fugu, Giwa Dynamics Ventures, and D.C. Okika Nigeria Limited were overall winners in the North Central, North East, North West, and South East regions respectively.
“For the past 20 years that I have been a distributor of Dangote Cement, my business has grown so big beyond our imagination”, Mr. Wale Fajana, the Chairman of Twins Faja Nigeria Ltd enthused. He explained that he started business with Dangote Cement way back in Apapa and ever since “Alhaji has ensured that my business with him grows. I credit him with my success today. Without his support to my business, I would not be where I am today.
He (Dangote) also provides us with financial support in many forms to grow our business relationship with Dangote Cement. On a personal note, Alhaji Dangote has been very close to my family and his humanity second to none as he showers us with gifts to encourage the distributors performance yearly,” Fajana said.
Another distributor, Chief Lawrence Onyemelukwe, the managing director of Lafanex Nigeria Ltd, describes Aliko Dangote and Dangote Cement as “legendary”, adding that, “Alhaji has a large heart, and he has taught us how to do big business, with his support which has become a centre of our success story.”
Chief Onyemelukwe, who is a leading distributor in Asaba, Delta State explained that Dangote Cement has introduced different technology and automation into their business model that distributors have now adopted to improve their sales revenue. He described working with Dangote Cement over the decade as beneficial to him and all his customers.
Abdullahi Fugu of A.A Fugu & Sons, who is based in Northeast Nigeria disclosed that he started in a small way with Dangote Cement, and added that with the personal touch of Dangote and the support of the company management, he has become a top distributor of the product. “Alhaji Dangote has a magic touch and his input has helped grow my business to become very big