Dangote Cement Plc has expanded its scholarship programme to cover some communities within the Oworo District of Kogi State. Speaking at the scholarship award ceremony in Obajana yesterday, the Plant Director, Azad Nawabuddin, explained that although the Oworo communities do not fall directly within the company’s catchment areas, Dangote Cement had chosen to extend its generosity by including all communities in the district as beneficiaries.
 
He noted that the company already operates a scholarship scheme for its host communities in line with provisions of the Community Development Agreement (CDA).
 
He added that, beyond the scholarship programme, the company was also providing five boreholes to five different Oworo communities, which further demonstrates its commitment to improving the welfare of the people. 
 
Also speaking, the General Manager of Social Performance, Ademola Adeyemi, disclosed that out of the initial 50 beneficiaries of the scholarship scheme, 26 are female, while 24 are male
 
In his reaction, the President of the Oworo Development Association, Jibril Odoga Ibrahim, commended Dangote Cement Plc for what he described as a dream come true for the Oworo people. 
 
Kogi State Commissioner for Education, who was represented by the Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Omolayo Bilkisu, said the government believes in a Public-Private Sector Partnership to move the state forward.