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Nigerian businessman, Femi Otedola, in a social media post, has described the Dangote Refinery as the “eighth wonder of the modern era”, after President Bola Tinubu’s visit to the facility in Lagos.

Recall, Tinubu visited the $20 billion refinery and petrochemical plant by Aliko Dangote on Thursday, and described it as a “massive investment and point of reference.”

In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, Otedola expressed iration for both the project and the leadership behind it.

He wrote,”Today, I witnessed history. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, our visionary leader, visited the $20 billion Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plant, the single largest single-train refinery in the world, an eighth wonder of the modern era, built by my dear friend and brother, Aliko Dangote.”

Otedola also commended Tinubu for commissioning of the Deep Sea Port Access Road in the Lekki area, reaffirming his for the president’s vision and leadership.

The road connects the Dangote Fertiliser Plant to Eleko Junction, a key infrastructure link within the Lekki Free Trade Zone.

He continued, ”Over two decades ago, as Governor of Lagos State, President Tinubu envisioned an economic powerhouse on the Atlantic coast, what we now know as the Lekki Free Trade Zone. Today, that vision stands tall in steel, concrete, and ambition.

“A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be. That is the essence of President Tinubu.”

Otedola expressed optimism in Nigeria’s future, and emphasised the importance of backing the istration ongoing reforms.

In Otedola words,”Nigeria is rising and those of us who believe in her will continue to the bold reforms that will make her the greatest transformation story of the 21st century.”

https://punchng.com/otedola-hails-dangote-refinery-as-eighth-wonder-hails-tinubus-vision/

Tinubu the notorious election rigger.

I have read this post 3 times.

When a Leader speaks, you have no choice but to be motivated by the spirits behind his letters, especially the ending part of his comment

Elites rubbing each other's backs
Zombies doing praise and worship
Nothing important to see here

I am not happy. They bulldozed the house I grew up in to build this road and paid us paltry #6 million. Why not just connect the road to the lagos calabar road instead of destroying people's ancestra home.

Nice

Generational wealth, they say, begins with one big, wicked, inconsiderate thief.

It’s always the elites benefiting from the national cake who are praising him

Slytiger:


https://punchng.com/otedola-hails-dangote-refinery-as-eighth-wonder-hails-tinubus-vision/

Otedola obviously dont know what 8th wonders mean 🤣🤣

Ibehchizzy:
It’s always the elites benefiting from the national cake who are praising him

Dangote is loved by everyone except those from Erosion side due to their innate envy

AareGaa:


Dangote is loved by everyone except those from yelo bar due to their innate envy

cry

SusanOpeyemi:
Tinubu the notorious election rigger.

Mtscheeeew
Your post no de reign again dear

Ibehchizzy:
It’s always the elites benefiting from the national cake who are praising him

One thing I have come to understand is that Nigerian youths are very lazy. Especially the Gen-Z

englishmart:
Generational wealth, they say, begins with one big, wicked, inconsiderate thief.

What did they steal from you

Agbegbaorogboye:
Elites rubbing each other's backs
Zombies doing praise and worship
Nothing important to see here

Yet you came here to post

Slytiger:


https://punchng.com/otedola-hails-dangote-refinery-as-eighth-wonder-hails-tinubus-vision/

“A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be. That is the essence of President Tinubu.”

Words on marble!

Agbegbaorogboye:
Elites rubbing each other's backs
Zombies doing praise and worship
Nothing important to see here

And your wisdom cannot digest the beauty 😍 of the good news of Nigeria owning a Refinery? Why are you so always negative?
Radarada

Agbegbaorogboye:
Elites rubbing each other's backs
Zombies doing praise and worship
Nothing important to see here

People like Otedola should even be more critical of Tinubu bcs they lose more fortune under him. These are the guys behind fuel subsidy scam but Tinubu cut it off. The economic recession orchestrated by Tinubu reform of removal of fuel and dollar subsidies has more negative impact on Otedola than you poor man. Yet he sees more opportunity going forward and has started to restrategize to harness the prospective goodness. You poor people remain in the same mindset and will still not benefit from the new Nigeria. After God na Tinubu

The refinery is truly massive

lailo:

People like Otedola should even be more critical of Tinubu bcs they lose more fortune under him. These are the guys behind fuel subsidy scam but Tinubu cut it off. The economic recession orchestrated by Tinubu reform of removal of fuel and dollar subsidies has more negative impact on Otedola than you poor man. Yet he sees more opportunity going forward and has started to restrategize to harness the prospective goodness. You poor people remain in the same mindset and will still not benefit from the new Nigeria. After God na Tinubu

Why are you crying?
The irony of your statement, which shows how confused you are, is that you directly accuse Otedola of being part of the fuel subsidy scammers but your concern is how much "fortune" he's set to lose not how much he has robbed and ruined the country according to you. If we're to go by your logic, it means he's simply positioning himself well with Tinubu for another round of heist in the nation’s resources which is what you frame as strategizing to harness opportunities. You see how twisted your mind is? You see a thief restrategizing to carry out another robbery on our common resources and you think it's a good thing. Since you have the right mindset. Can you inform me how much you've been able to steal from Nigeria since Tinubu took office or you're just another poor man like me but one who loves his oppressors?

Bluntemperor:


And your wisdom cannot digest the beauty 😍 of the good news of Nigeria owning a Refinery? Why are you so always negative?
Radarada

And your positivity cannot understand when elites are patting each other in the back? Why are you so tone deaf?

A true leader take divisions which doesn't necessarily what the poeple want but what will lead to the futuristic Success.

The refinery is no doubt a good investment and kudos should also be given to the various PDP istrations for creating the enabling opportunities that encouraged the investments right from 2002.

But the fact remains, has the refinery benefited the masses or the elites?

While it is very true that Dangote is in business to make money, the apc istration has not created the enabling socio-economic conditions for the masses to benefit, reasonably, from this laudable venture.

The exchange rate remains high, the price of PMS remains high and these two issues have had a significantly negative cummulative, cascading and choking effect on the masses.

People like Otedola, who have been institutionally, generationally, politically and i dare say, suspiciously, insulated from the long term negative consequences of the reforms, and even profit from it, cannot be a true measure of the success or otherwise of those reforms.

Bat, and indeed any government at the centre, need to be more people oriented in thier approach to governance and socio-economic development, beyond the pallative gestures and infrastructural contracts to cronies.

Aside cutting down government expenditure, the government must embrace and toe the same austerity path they have subjected the masses to.

Also, it must address the core of any nation that wants to develop, harnessing at least 80% of the natural resources. Nigeria is blessed with so much, and yet, the economic and political elites have cornered those resources to the detriment of the masses.

free2ryhme:


Otedola obviously dont know what 8th wonders mean 🤣🤣

Says a poor man

Jelkens:

Says a poor man

That your father is

If all past governors had this type of vision for their staes,do you actually believe these states will be in the state they are now?fully dependent on fg for survival?

Agbegbaorogboye:
Elites rubbing each other's backs
Zombies doing praise and worship
Nothing important to see here

Yes tinubu is a bold visionary, very bold ideas no doubt but the execution of the bold idea and overall purpose and function does not translate or produce the expected benefits to Nigerians.

it is not enough to be a bold visionary. what are the benefits of the bold visions? what is the intention?

Look at dubai, A bold vision devoid of mediocrity or corruption and serving all with enormous benefits.

Lol louds tinubu's vision meaning na tinubu's vision building dangote refinery