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October 29, 2024

Lafarge Africa Set to Expand its Green Mobility Drive with the Launch of a New CNG Station at Mfamosing Plant

From Pioneer to Leader: Lafarge Africa Boosts CNG Initiatives with a New CNG Station

Lafarge Africa Powers Up its Investment in Green Mobility, set to Launch a CNG Station

Cross River State, Nigeria, Tuesday, October 29, 2024. - In line with its ongoing commitment to sustainable energy and reducing carbon emissions, Leading Innovative and Sustainable Building Solutions Company, Lafarge Africa Plc is set to commission a new state-of-the-art Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station at its Mfamosing Plant in Cross River State. This addition will further strengthen Lafarge Africa’s strategy in advancing green mobility and environmental sustainability across its supply chain.

The new CNG station builds on Lafarge Africa’s existing green mobility initiatives such as the Electric Vehicle Truck, CNG Trucks, and Green Depots. With over 100 billion Naira invested in advancing its green mobility strategy, the building solutions company continues its drive toward reducing emissions and optimizing the environmental performance of its logistics operations while bolstering the implementation of the Federal Government’s CNG initiative.

Since 2017, Lafarge Africa has been integrating CNG-powered trucks into its fleet. Moving with its pioneer status as the first company in the industry to deploy CNG Trucks, the company currently has over 35% of its total fleet running on CNG, with a projection to double its investment by 2025.

In furtherance of its strategy in advancing green mobility, Lafarge Africa launched its first Electric Vehicle Truck in 2023. The company plans to scale up its fleet with additional zero emission trucks in the coming months.

Commenting on the soon-to-be-launched CNG station, GMD/CEO of Lafarge Africa Plc, Lolu Alade -Akinyemi, said: “At Lafarge Africa, sustainability is at the core of how we do business. This initiative underscores our dedication to continuous improvement in environmental performance, in line with our commitment to deliver innovative and sustainable building solutions. Our new CNG station at Mfamosing is another step forward in our green mobility strategy, enabling us to reduce our carbon footprint while enhancing the efficiency of our supply chain. “

Osazemen Aghatise, Logistics Director of Lafarge Africa, also emphasized the operational advantages of the new station: “The launch of this new CNG station is our continued investment in our CNG infrastructure which highlights our leadership in adopting sustainable practices within the construction industry. It will further optimize our logistics operations, enable us to scale our use of gas-powered vehicles, and strengthen our green mobility strategy.”

Lafarge Africa's CNG station at Mfamosing reflects the company’s ongoing investments in green infrastructure and sustainable logistics, contributing to its long-term goal of decarbonizing its operations. As part of the Holcim Group, Lafarge Africa remains committed to playing a leading role in sustainable building solutions in Nigeria and driving positive environmental impact

Lafarge Africa Plc, a leading Nigerian building solutions company is a member of Holcim Limited, a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions. Listed on the Nigerian Exchange Group, Lafarge Africa is actively participating in the urbanization and economic growth of Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa.

Lafarge Africa has the widest footprint in Nigeria with cement operations in the South West (Ewekoro and Sagamu in Ogun State), North East (Ashaka, in Gombe State), South East (Mfamosing, Cross Rivers State) with Ready-Mix operations in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. Lafarge Africa has a current installed cement production capacity.The company.leverages on its innovative expertise to provide value-added products and services solutions in the building and construction industry in Nigeria. Additional information is available on the website at www.lafarge.com.ng

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Kingmakers Reject Appointment of Owoade as New Alaafin

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Kingmakers Reject Appointment of Owoade as New Alaafin

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Kingmakers in Oyo have described the appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin by Governor Seyi Makinde as illegal and unlawful.

Recall that earlier today, the state government announced that Makinde had approved the appointment of a new Alaafin of Oyo, two years after the stool became vacant.

However, five Kingmakers from the town have declared the appointment null and void because they did not recommend such a name to the state government, insisting that the only person they recommended as the next Alaafin is Prince Luqman Gbadegesin.

The Kingmakers, who made this declaration in a letter to the Governor signed by their legal representative, Adekunle Sobaloju SAN, include High Chief Yusuf Akínade, Bashorun of Oyo; High Chief Wakeel Akindele, Lagunna of Oyo; High Chief Hamzat Yusuf, Akinniku of Oyo; Chíef Wahab Oyetunji, warrant chief stand-in for Asipa of Oyo, and Chief Gbadebo Mufutau, warrant chief stand-in for Alapinní of Oyo.

“You will recall that on 30th September, 2022 at the meeting of the Kingmakers in accordance with the Alaafin of Oyo Chieftaincy Declaration, 1961, the Kingmakers appointed Prince Lukman Adelodun Gbadegesin as the Alaafin of Oyo by majority of the lawful votes of the Kingmakers.

“Prince Lukman Adelodun Gbadegesin having obtained the majority of votes of the Kingmakers present and voting was deemed appointed and his name was forwarded to your Excellency as the candidate appointed by the Kingmakers as Alaafin of Oyo for your approval which you refused to approved for no disclosed reason at all. The Kingmakers thereafter filed an action to stop your excellency from truncating the process, culminating in the present appeal at the court of appeal,” the letter read.

They noted that they were surprised that in the announcement by the government, it claimed that the selection was made after
wide consultation and divination. “We must emphatically state that the Alaafin is not chosen by consultation or divination but in strict compliance with the Registered Alaafin of Oyo Chieftaincy Declaration of 1967, which codifies the native law and custom governing the selection process for the vacant stool of the Alaafin.

“Under the Registered Alaafin of Oyo Chieftaincy Declaration of 1967, it is only the Bashorun of Oyo, the head of the Oyomesi and Kingmakers that can, summon a meeting of the Kingmakers for the purpose of selecting a candidate to fill the vacant stool of the Alaafin of Oyo. In this instance, the Bashorun did not summon any such meeting, nor was there any meeting convened in the Alaafin’s palace, as custom demands where the said Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade was selected or appointed as the new Alaafin.

“Any meeting of few kingmakers and emergency warrant chiefs held at the Governor’s office on the gth of January,2025 or elsewhere at the instance of the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, to select the preferred candidate of the Governor as the new Alaafin is not only contrary to the native law and custom and Chieftaincy Declaration of Alafin of Oyo Chieftaincy but unlawful, illegal, invalid, null and void.

“It is not the duty of the Governor to convene the meeting of few kingmakers and emergency warrant chiefs to select or appoint a new Alaafin on the 9th of January, 2025 and hurriedly approve the appointment on the 10th of January, 2025,” they added.