I’ve not invested single naira, dollar – Femi Otedola speaks on funding Dangote Refinery

The president of First Bank Holding, Femi Otedola, has dismissed claims that helium is portion of the financiers of the Dangote Refinery.

He made this known successful a connection helium posted connected his X account, Monday.

Recall that study had emerged that Otedola, president of United Bank of Africa, and Chairman of Globacom, Mike Adenuga, had financed the Dangote Refinery.

However, the Dangote Refinery astatine the play dismissed claims arsenic false.

Reacting to the development, Otedola clarified that the purported claims are wholly and utterly false.

However, helium said that helium plans to petition a peculiar allocation to enactment successful the refinery’s forthcoming nationalist connection successful the Nigerian Exchange Limited.

“Let’s acceptable the grounds straight:

“Reports claiming that Femi Otedola funded the Dangote Petroleum Refinery are wholly and utterly false. He has not invested a azygous kobo, not 1 dollar, not 1 naira.

“The existent story, which those peddling these lies conveniently ignore, is that Mr. Otedola has really been requesting a peculiar allocation to enactment successful the refinery’s forthcoming nationalist offer.
“I tin categorically authorities that astatine nary constituent did Alhaji Dangote petition financing from Mr. Elumelu, Mr. Adenuga, and myself.

“To those down this: desist imme...