Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command Pays Courtesy Visit To President/Chief Executive Officer Of Dangote Group
On Monday, 19 January 2025, the Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command (FOC WNC), Rear Admiral Abdullahi Mustapha, paid a courtesy visit to the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, at the Group’s corporate headquarters in Lagos. The visit formed part of the Nigerian Navy’s deliberate efforts to strengthen strategic partnerships with key private-sector stakeholders in support of maritime security and national economic development.
During the engagement, Rear Admiral Mustapha emphasized the critical role of the private sector in sustaining maritime security and economic growth. He noted that the Dangote Group is a major contributor to Nigeria’s refinery, maritime, and shipping sectors, highlighting that the Dangote Refinery, located within the Western Naval Command’s Area of Responsibility, constitutes a strategic national asset that requires collective security efforts. He reiterated the Nigerian Navy’s commitment, under the leadership of the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, (Admiralty Medal), to enhanced collaboration, intelligence sharing, and operational support to ensure the safe movement of goods and personnel while combating piracy, crude oil theft, smuggling, and other maritime crimes.
In his response, Alhaji Aliko Dangote commended the Nigerian Navy for its sustained efforts in ensuring maritime safety and security along Nigeria’s coastal and offshore corridors. He described maritime security as fundamental to industrial development and expressed the Dangote Group’s readiness to support mutually beneficial initiatives that promote capacity building, improved security coordination, and national development. Discussions during the visit also explored areas of partnership aimed at reinforcing a secure maritime environment that supports economic prosperity.
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