Dangote has opened up on President Tinubu’s Reforms in now viral open letter.
NaijaOnPoint Nigeria rrports that Africa’s richest man and President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has publicly praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his visionary leadership and sweeping reforms across Lagos State and Nigeria.
In an open letter shared on Wednesday by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, Dangote commended Tinubu’s achievements in infrastructure, environmental management, and national development.
In the letter, Dangote highlighted Tinubu’s transformational impact on the Victoria Island coastline through the Bar Beach Land Reclamation project. He credited the project—initiated in 2008—for converting a flood-prone coastline into a thriving urban district, now known as Eko Atlantic City. The development, he said, is a hub for residential, commercial, and recreational activities, shielded by an 8.5-kilometre sea wall.
“Your foresight has turned a vulnerable coastline into a new district that attracts investment and spurs socioeconomic growth,” Dangote wrote. “Those of us living in Victoria Island are safer and better off thanks to your intervention.”
Dangote further applauded Tinubu’s efforts in tackling the long-standing problem of ocean surges and flooding across several key roads in Victoria Island, including Ahmadu Bello Way, Akin Adesola Street, Bishop Oluwole Street, and others.
He also praised Tinubu for initiating the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway, describing them as critical projects that will expand the country’s infrastructure and connect all six geopolitical zones. He noted that the Sokoto-Badagry route revives a plan that has been dormant for nearly five decades.
According to Dangote, both highways are being handled by Hitech Construction Company Limited, which he described as a world-class construction firm.
Drawing a comparison with the Netherlands’ renowned land reclamation practices, Dangote described Tinubu’s reclamation efforts as a “Nigerian version of Dutch ingenuity,” underscoring the President’s long-term vision for sustainable development.
The billionaire industrialist also announced that the Aliko Dangote Foundation will soon launch a climate fund to support flood-prone communities across Nigeria—an initiative inspired by Tinubu’s commitment to tackling environmental challenges.
“As we mourn the tragic loss of lives in the recent flash floods in Texas, USA, we are equally grateful for your leadership, which continues to strengthen businesses and bring prosperity to our nation,” Dangote added.
He concluded the letter by offering prayers for Tinubu’s continued success, describing him as “Asiwaju of Africa” and expressing gratitude for his enduring contributions to Nigeria’s growth.
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OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT BOLA
AHMED TINUBU GCFR: APPRECIATION
Your Excellency, I would like to express my deep appreciation to you for your visionary leadership and farsightedness on the Bar Beach Land Reclamation project in Victoria Island, Lagos State. Through this project, a process has begun that has transformed a coastline that was once prone to incessant floods into an emerging new district with a defining skyline and a receptacle for direct investment and socioeconomic growth ever since its conception in 2008.
Asiwaju of Africa, your foresightedness is even more visible in view of the tragic incident in Kerr County, Texas, USA, where over 100 lives have sadly been lost to flash flooding. In the case of the Eko Atlantic City project spawned by you, a modern city spanning 1,000 hectares, protected by an 8.5-kilometre-long sea wall, protecting Victoria Island from coastal erosion, and giving birth to a dwelling constructed from new land created through sand dredging from the Atlantic Ocean.
Your Excellency, this success story, which is now being used for residential, business, and recreational purposes, is amongst your many legacies, and those of us who live in Victoria Island are much better off for it.
I applaud your exemplary intervention in ending the era of ocean surge and in continuously tackling the issue of perennial flooding affecting areas such as Ahmadu Bello Way, Akin Adesola Street, Bishop Oluwole Street, Amodu Ojikutu Street, Adetokunbo Ademola Street, and Karimu Kotun Street, among others.
Mr. President, you added another feat by kickstarting the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway and the Sokoto-Badagry superhighway, significantly enriching the country’s stock of infrastructure while improving the national road network linking Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.
The latter of the two is a resurrection of a 48-year-old project, and both are being handled by a first-rate construction and civil engineering firm, Hitech Construction Company Limited.
Indeed, Your Excellency, your inspired move recalls a similar methodology in a land reclamation process in Zeeland, Netherlands, where submerged land was transformed into usable, dry land, primarily for agriculture and settlement. This practice, which was applied to combat flooding, is a testament to the Dutch ingenuity and perseverance in managing water resources and creating a habitable landscape in a challenging environment. The same ethos resonates in the Bar Beach project, for which I salute you!
For all of us at Dangote Industries Limited, as we commiserate with the families of those who died in the Texas flooding incident, we are also grateful for your compassionate and visionary leadership, which has provided huge, consistent support for our businesses and enabled a more prosperous nation for the collective good.
Our dear nation has also suffered significant losses in lives and property due to rising sea levels and incidents of flash flooding. In honour of your vision, the Aliko Dangote Foundation will soon be announcing plans to contribute to a climate fund that will target those vulnerable parts of our country that are susceptible to this natural disaster.
Your Excellency, I pray that the Almighty Allah (S.W.T.) would continue to increase your wisdom, burnish your vision, and inspire you to greater heights of success for the benefit of all Nigerians.
Thank you very much, Asiwaju!