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The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc Olamilekan Adegbite, has said the federal government has engaged a British firm to revive Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited “for free”.

The decision came after the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine.

He said this Thursday while fielding questions from State House reporters at the special weekly briefing coordinated by the Presidential Communications Team in Abuja.

The minister, while speaking on the efforts to revive the steel company under the current istration, said President Muhammadu Buhari had released $2b in 2020 to revive the project under an arrangement with a firm comprising both Russians and Ukrainians.

He said, “In October 2019, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and Russia’s Vladimir Putin met at the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi and agreed to revive the uncompleted Ajaokuta steel mill.”

Adegbite, however said: “The project suffered force majeure due to COVID-19”

The minister, who did not name the British firm, said the arrangements with the Russian firm failed as the contract was awarded to a company with both Russian and Ukrainian interests.

He said the “British firm is offering to do it for us free now”, adding that “By the grace of God, we have started an irreversible process. The problem with Ajaokuta is actually what we call force majeure. Nobody thought of the COVID, because the plan was to deliver Ajaokuta this year 2022.

https://dailytrust.com/british-firm-to-fix-ajaokuta-steel-for-free-fg

Atiku will not like this news at all because this is one of the unfinished projects he is coming to do when he becomes President.

He is still regretting how he forgot to sell the company to himself while he was selling all Nigeria assets to himself and his cronies

Advice to the Brits

Britain is not interested in helping us fight insurgency, they have not shown concern to our security helplessness, they are not bothered whether we all die of hunger, they care less about our epileptic power, what exactly is their purpose for colonising us?

They are always interested in our oil and our resources, now it's Ajaokuta steel they want to steal revamp.

My only warning is for them to learn from Russia who abandoned the company to rot only to be punished by ordinary Ukraine as Ogun the God of Africa is dealing with them for playing a fast one on Nigeria

To Nigerians

Believe someone who translates Bible to indigenous languages but cannot translate science and technology the same way at your own peril

Hallelujah ooh. A white European man has come again to enslave Africans with steel company. They plan to force us 666 through this steel company.

. God for no just stress himself create some stupid people

Kaiser20:

I fear oh...... eh, no cause for jubilation, we wait and see "British and free"

Yes o, Sit and watch APC government you nigerians voted provide necessary equipment for it's construction while British render the service for free am very sure Black African president bulhari will never play his own part and Black African citizens instead of questioning their government they voted, will turn around and point the British

So after 7 years of boasting that the completion date is near, Buharideens have started a new song. Well, this new story is for their zombies anyways.

"British" and "free" in the same sentence?

Early today dem say because of crisis in Russia that they cannot meet up in repairing it naw Britain wan do am free as father Christmas fear APC government

Very crafty people - Britain. free in the open, take back in the secret

The britain i know very well are always economical (stingy) with money. I don't think the britain i know is the one you are talking about.

Hahahahahahahaha

alcuin:
"British" and "free" in the same sentence?

Shocking for a black African man isn't it?

Maybe they are stylishly trying to enslave blacks again

Ejike07:
Very crafty people - Britain. free in the open, take back in the secret

Ejike, say no to hatred. They are not the reason why Abia State refused to develop

Though the govt lied that Ajaokuta steel complex have roared back to life in the early years of its reign? This is just another lie and propaganda because Britain will never do such a thing. These western imperialists don't mean any third world country any good.

OVB123:
The britain i know very well are always economical (stingy) with money. I don't think the britain i know is the one you are talking about.

The Britain you know is the one your "victim mentality black brain" told you . Receive freedom today and move on

OVB123:
The britain i know very well are always economical (stingy) with money. I don't think the britain i know is the one you are talking about.

And how do you know Britain? Do you live there?

alcuin:
"British" and "free" in the same sentence?

I fear oh...... eh, no cause for jubilation, we wait and see "British and free"

Racoon:
Another lie and propaganda.

This one is gone. Even the constipation disturbing you now is caused by British. Think of it, back then our parents ate only local food, they hardly have constipation until Europeans colonized us. .

If you have a Quality expensive brand new car, would you hand it to a mechanic who promises to fix it for free?

Is the mechanic a rich person's charity?

Wait what do they mean fix?

The plant hasn't even been officially built to completion.

Shouldn't it be "complete the construction of" instead of "fix" ?

Force majeure kee una dere!

Good gesture

For Free kwa
There is no free thing any where,
The British will never go where they will not benefit.
I don't trust this free gift.
Let them tell us what they stand to gain from fixing ajaokuta for free.

Abi na so Brits love this country reach na him them never return billions of dollars stolen by politicians stashed in their country.

Stories made for useless idiotic Buhari foolish and stupid online bastards!

No be only free gbogbo yin to mad

Lol.
FREEzer federal government

Ttalk:
Atiku will not like this news at all because this is one of the unfinished projects he is coming to do when he becomes President.

He is still regretting how he forgot to sell the company to himself while he was selling all Nigeria assets to himself and his cronies

Realy? what did he sell o himself?

nice one anyways .

APC have started what they did in 2019 because of election... 2023 is around the corner... Lies and lies and more lies cooked with propaganda.

Tell us the name of the free-venture company let's check if they've done free projects of this magnitude before.

Nonsense!

Ttalk:
Atiku will not like this news at all because this is one of the unfinished projects he is coming to do when he becomes President.

He is still regretting how he forgot to sell the company to himself while he was selling all Nigeria assets to himself and his cronies

How do you sell a dead Company

Free? The devil never gives for free oo.

Hmm, Africans will never learn from their historical enemies. That was how they gave our dry gin drinking kings free seamans schnapps and took millions of black slaves in return.
They took our religion and culture away from us and gave us their own fake foreign culture and religion.

Clueless govt at its peak, a British film is providing you free services and you believe it,chai don't know why we voted out goodluck and end up with badluck..buharia might not be a terrible person but it seems whenever he becomes head of state ,he will just attract badluck and suffering...I kept believing that he will repair this country until after 2019 elections, I realised that this dude will never change, God please keep everyone who is doing good works to better the image and prosperity of this great nation alive to see the end of this plague come 2023

For free keh?
You dy whine me