Nigeria: The government of Lagos State has unveiled a new deal with Dangote Cement and Lafarge Cement WAPCO. The collaboration will help to ensure undisrupted supplies of cement products to construction firms that have been contracted to handle various infrastructure projects that are to be carried out by the state in the coming years.
Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, revealed the details and explained that Governor Babatunde Fashola had engaged both Dangote and Lafarge Cement WAPCO to guarantee stable supplies. "We are looking into the use of concrete now that we have a lot of cement in the country. We have met with Dangote and Lafarge to see how they can assist us with our contractors."
Hamzat lamented the high cost of cement imports as one of the reasons responsible for the high cost of road construction and urged the Federal Government to restore railways so that they can be used as an alternative route.