We are not moving our operations out of Nigeria – Guinness
By Felicia Nwosu
The Management of Guinness Nigeria Plc. has debunked the false information being circulated by detractors on some social media platforms falsely alleging that Guinness Nigeria is relocating out of Nigeria. it reiterated that the brewing hub has no plan to move its operations out of Nigeria.
Contrary to the false information, the iconic brewer, said it is renewed in its efforts to serve its revered consumers and create more job opportunities for Nigerians as seen in the new $5million additional production line recently commissioned at the Brewery in Ogba, Lagos.
Ayodele Alabi, Corporate Communications Manager, Guinness Nigeria Plc, asked the public to disregard such malicious, and misleading, publication insinuating that the company planned to relocate its operations to Ghana. According to him, Guinness has been operating in Ghana since 1960.
“There is Guinness Ghana and it’s not that we are just trying to expand operations to Ghana or anything like that as it’s been there since forever, ten years after the Nigerian operations began. The information of our relocation is false and we cannot trace where the misinformation is coming from. We cannot just be moving our operations when we had established Ghana in 1960 while Nigeria office was established in 1950,”
Also, Baker Magunda, Company’s Managing Director, restated Guinness Nigeria Plc’s commitment to remaining in the country and delivering value to its stakeholders and consumers. Magunda noted that the company had recently reaffirmed its long-term strategic expansion plans by acquiring 25 acres of commercial property in a choice location in Lagos.
He said that the company’s financial performance for the half-year of 2021 showed its operating profits grew by 266 percent to N13.6 billion. “We urge our employees, stakeholders, and members of the public to ignore this false, malicious, and misleading publication as it never emanated from our management. Guinness Nigeria has confidence in the Nigerian economy and just as we have done for the past seventy-one years, we would remain a major player in the country by continually investing, developing capabilities, and growing brands that most suits the consumers’ needs and contributing positively to lives, communities and the environment,”
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