Communities Hail Dangote Cement Obajana Plant Director On CDA, CSR Projects

The plant director of Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana, Engr Azad Nawabuddin, has received commendation from host communities for his commitment to community development.

Community leaders and stakeholders hailed his leadership for the timely implementation of the Community Development Agreement (CDA) and the consistent rollout of impactful Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes.

These efforts, they noted, have strengthened community relations, enhanced social infrastructure, and strengthened sustainable cooperation between the company and its host communities.

The Bajana of Obajana, Engr. Idowu Isenibi, commended the Obajana plant director, the company’s vice president, Devakumar Edwin, and group president Aliko Dangote for their unwavering support through a range of developmental programmes and support.

He said the company’s social efforts are being implemented through a well-structured Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme under the Social Performance Department.

He added that these programmes are meeting community needs and fostering sustainable growth and development.

Also speaking, the Youth Leader of the Oyo Community, Abraham Paul, commended the plant director for what he described as uncommon and commendable support to the community, most especially for coming to the aid of the Community in ensuring the execution of the rehabilitation of vandalised 33kva lines that supplied electricity to the community.

He acknowledged that, despite challenges impacting the Plant’s operations, he expressed optimism and confidence that, through sustained collaboration and dialogue, such issues would be effectively addressed for the overall benefit of the Plant and the host communities.

In his remarks, the Baale of the Oyo Community, Solomon Obahawu, speaking through his aide,  David Afolabi, stated that the company, under the leadership of the Plant Director, has made significant contributions to the social well-being and overall development of the Oyo community.

Afolabi, serves as the financial secretary of the Oyo Community and as the acting director of the Parents–Teachers Association (PTA) for the Oyo Primary and Secondary Schools.

He alluded to the submission by the Chief, citing prompt support for human capital through the provision of yearly scholarships, women’s enterprise promotion, farmers’ support, and infrastructure, such as community street lighting and school buildings and furnishings, among others.

The monarch expressed appreciation to the company for implementing several impactful projects in 2025, including the employment of 20 local security personnel, the installation of 50 solar-powered streetlights, the construction of drainage infrastructure, and the conversion of three motorised boreholes into solar-powered systems to address the challenge of incessant power failure.

Speaking earlier, the plant director, Azad, said the company had implemented several social projects, some of which include: Farmers Assistance Grants to Oyo and Iwaa, Vocational Skill Training, Market Women Assistance Grant to Oyo and Iwaa, funding Support to cooperatives in all four communities and provision of security houses to promote and support community policing.

Earlier, the general manager, Social Performance, Prince Ademola Adeyemi, had noted that a plan is underway to officially commission and hand over some of the completed projects in the four catchment communities of Oyo, Iwaa, Obajana, and Apata, given the improvement in the security situation in the area.

He also informed that, as a good corporate citizen, the Company had commenced implementation of the CDA signed with the Jakura community by awarding a contract for the electrification of the community.