The Dangote Group says it will soon construct rail tracks from all its cement factories to the national railway to reduce transportation and cost of the product.
Mr. Akin Adesokan, the Managing Director of Dangote Cement Terminal in Lagos, disclosed this on Sunday when he conducted distributors round the Dangote Cement Factory in Ibese in Ogun.
He said the project was necessary because the cost of transporting bulky goods such as cement in the country was still a challenge.
The official said Dangote had invested heavily on haulage because the company has bought over 2,000 trucks to distribute cement to all depots in the country.
“This is our own Corporate Social Responsibility and no other company has done this.
“The price will definitely come down because the Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has the interest of Nigerians at heart.
“He wants to bring down the price of cement to the barest minimum so that everybody can afford it.
He said this would help to make its goods available to distributors at less cost. (NAN)
