The
quest by Africa’s richest man , Aliko Dangote to make an intervention in
Nigeria’s long standing fuel supply hiccups is being pursued vigorously with
advance orders believed to have been made for equipment that will be used to build his proposed $8
billion refinery and petrochemical plant in Lekki, Lagos.
It
was learnt yesterday that the orders for these equipment were made ahead of
government granting a Licence-To-Establish (LTE) a refinery which Dangote
received only a few days ago.
The
equipment ordered include ‘Long Lead Items’ and a power plant, which ordinarily
would take between 18 and 21 months from
time of order to time of delivery.
It
is anticipated that these advance orders may cut short the take-off time of the
project.
The
Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plant is scheduled to become
