It’s false – Dangote opens up on alleged rift with Tony Elumelu

The Dangote Group has denied reports making the rounds that its president, Aliko Dangote, has a purported rift with the Chairman of the United Bank for Africa, Tony Elumelu.

In a connection connected Saturday, the spokesperson of the Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, dismissed the assertion arsenic false.

The steadfast besides rejected allegations that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals was financed done idiosyncratic borrowing from friends.

The Dangote Group warned individuals peddling specified falsehoods to desist oregon look due ineligible action.

“The Dangote Group has go alert of a work titled ‘Aliko Dangote Speaks Out connected Why He Distanced Himself from Tony Elumelu,’ which is false, malicious, and baseless. At nary clip did the president oregon the Group marque specified statements oregon explicit specified sentiments.

“The Group categorically rejects claims that the improvement of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals was financed done idiosyncratic borrowing from friends. These assertions are wholly inaccurate and represent a deliberate misrepresentation of facts. As a substance of principle, Aliko Dangote neither finances his projects done idiosyncratic borrowing from friends nor engages successful lending arrangements of that nature. Any idiosyncratic making specified claims should supply verifiable grounds to substantiate them.

“Equally mendacious are suggestions of immoderate estrangement betwixt Aliko Dang...