Nations rise when great entrepreneurs emerge. Nigeria is supremely blessed that Dangote is living among us. Imagine if there was no Dangote, it would have been a nation of talk and talk, like I am doing, with no action. But with Dangote, there is a promise ahead. He has done it again:
“The Dangote Refinery is set to make a significant impact on Nigeria’s industrial sector by commencing polypropylene production by the end of October 2024. This move, poised to revolutionize the domestic supply chain, is expected to effectively curb the nation’s reliance on polypropylene imports, a critical raw material across industries such as packaging, textiles, and automotive manufacturing.”
Additionally, the Dangote Refinery’s capacity to meet local demand for polypropylene is expected to open doors for Nigeria to export surplus production to neighboring countries, potentially positioning the nation as a key supplier of the material in the West African region. The African market has long been reliant on imports from Asia and the Middle East, and with the Dangote Refinery in play, business leaders believe Nigeria could challenge these regions’ dominance in the market.
In the Igbo Nation, one of the most memorable lines is “otu onye ana-asi unu abiala [one person who is welcomed as MANY people]. Yes, Dangote can use plural pronouns in Nigeria, in the world of business, because he has done many great things.
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Indeed, it takes the killing of one leopard to be called a killer of leopards. I want to congratulate Alhaji for this voyage of rebuilding a nation through entrepreneurial capitalism, as he has killed many leopards of market frictions.
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