By GARBA MUHAMMAD, Kaduna

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State, with the support of the renowned business mogul, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, Kano Emirate and the Kano State Council of Imams, has reconciled two illustrious sons of Kano, Africa’s business moguls Aliko Dangote and Abdussamad Isyaka Rabi’u.

The reconciliation meeting took place at Kano Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, Wednesday, which put a stop to all rumours making the rounds that the duo were in dispute over sugar control in the country.

This was disclosed by Abba Anwar, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, in a statement on Thursday.

According to the statement, both parties, Chairman of Dangote Group of Companies and Chairman BUA Group of Companies, agreed to work together and supply enough sugar to satisfy the demand of the country.

“They all dismissed allegation that Dangote was planning to see to the increase of sugar price, through pressuring BUA to succumb to the increment. They described that allegation as baseless and lacking any iota of truth.

“The meeting was seen as the zenith of other similar efforts to reconcile the two giants by the governor. Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata played the role of a father during the meeting,” the statement said.

Present at the meeting were the Minister for Commerce, Trade and Investment, Mr Niyi Adebayo; representative of the Kano Emirate, Alhaji Aminu Babba Dan Agundi; Chairman of the Council of Kano Imams, Sheikh Muhammad Nasir Adam; the Chief Imam of Sheikh Ahmadu Tijjani Friday Mosque, Kofar Mata, Kano; and the Chairman of NEPZA, Hon. Adamu Panda.

The two business moguls were said to have agreed to work together as brothers for the growth and development of the nation at large. They assured that, henceforth, there would be no differences that could cause any disharmony between them.

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