Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote
has reacted to the quit notice issued to Igbos by a coalition of
northern youths.Arewa groups had asked South-easterners living in the north to vacate before October 1.
Giving
his position on the issue which has drawn condemnation from many groups
and individuals, the billionaire said joblessness was the reason for
the ultimatum.
Dangote said this when a team of business
executives from Lagos Business School (LBS), visited his multi-billion
dollars refinery and petrochemical projects in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.
“Some guys who have no relevance and values came out to issue a warning that Igbo should leave the North.
‘I am surprised everybody started talking about this nonsense. Why are we talking about it?
“Obviously,
in a place where there is a lot of joblessness, it is expected that
this kind of jobless people would come out with all sorts of anger.
“We understand the reasons why they are angry, but they cannot justify their action when they have decided not to work.
“They only issue senseless warning to keep themselves relevant,” Nation quoted him.
Africa’s
richest man assured that his refinery project, when completed, would
create thousands of direct jobs for the youths and millions of indirect
jobs in the value chain.