Dangote Cement Plc has rewarded its loyal distributors for their continuous patronage.
The funfair and celebration were in appreciation of its customers’ patronage in the previous years and the company’s acceptability by Nigerians.
The Distributors’ award ceremony held at the weekend in Lagos was in recognition of the distributors’ long-standing commitment, devotion, loyalty, and valuable contribution to the distribution and sale of Dangote Cement in 2023.
All the key distributors went home with mouth-watering rewards for keeping faith with the company and its product.
Welcoming the distributors and other customers of the company to the distributors’ award ceremony, Group managing director and chief executive of Dangote Cement, Mr. Arvind Pathak, said the company will forever be thankful to the distributors and all its customers for their loyalty and for making the public see the uniqueness of the Dangote cement brand.
Group executive director, Commercial Operations, Hajia Fatima Dangote, said the distributors must have seen that they have not made a mistake in choosing to do business with the company.
She promised that the cement company would continue to show appreciation to them, urging them to strive to sell more of Dangote cement this year, with a promise that the relationship between the company and distributors, will be an enduring one, and one that will lead to them moving forward together, as partners.
While also lauding the efforts of the customers and distributors for ensuring that Dangote Cement remains the most sought-for cement in the country, the chairman of Dangote Cement, Aliko Dangote, revealed that, Dangote Cement is the undisputed leader in the Nigerian cement market because of the loyalty of distributors and customers.
He said, Dangote Cement has enough capacity to meet the local demands and that, the company has started exporting its products, outside the country.
According to him, “our success story would not have been possible without you, our distributors, who work tirelessly to ensure that the product gets to our customers in every nook and cranny of the country. We can never thank you enough! You have been an integral and vital part of our business over the years.
“We have remained Africa’s leading cement producer with 52.0Mta capacity across the continent. We have a production capacity of 35.25Mta in Nigeria, with Obajana Plant in Kogi State, Nigeria, as the largest in Africa, accounting for 16.25Mta of capacity across five lines; Ibese Plant in Ogun State has four cement lines with a combined installed capacity of 12Mta; Gboko Plant in Benue State has 4Mta; and Okpella Plant in Edo State has 3Mta. We have effectively eliminated Nigeria’s dependence: on imported cement. We now export cement and clinker to several neighbouring countries.”
Kazab Heritage Limited won the overall Best Distributor of the Year award, while Gilbert Igweka Global Concept and Nwa Ado Resources Nigeria Limited occupied the second and third positions, nationally respectively.
Responding on behalf of the distributors, the Best Overall winner, Otunba Kazeem Odeyeyiwa, FCA of Kazab Heritage Limited, thanked the Dangote Cement’s management, for reaching out to its customers and distributors.
He assured them of the determination of all the distributors to do more, to improve sales in their respective areas of catchment.
