Abdul Samad Rabiu, CFR, CON., is the Chairman of BUA Cement Plc. He is also the founder and Chairman of BUA International Limited – a foods, mining and infrastructure conglomerate which he established in 1988 with business interests in Cement Manufacturing, Sugar Refining and Plantations, Rice, Flour Milling & Pasta Production, Oil & Gas, Construction, Real Estate and Logistics. Abdul Samad Rabiu studied Economics at Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, USA and he holds the Nigerian National Honour of ‘Commander of the Federal Republic’ (CFR).