The new Managing Director of Swipha Pharma Nigeria Limited, a Lebanese, Mr Gabby Elkhoury has shut out the workers of the company since the 12th of January 2018.

Dailyfamily.ng gathered that the company was recently sold which led to the company being under the control of the new Managing Director.


Many of the workers who spoke to our correspondent said the new Managing Director since his resumption about 6 months ago had stopped giving workers a lot of benefits they used to enjoy like Christmas bonus and leave allowance.

Some of the members of staff that had worked in Swipha for many years told dailyfamily.ng that the new MD denied them their long service award which some of them were due to receive this year.

One of the retirees of Swipha, Mr. Sunday Ugbo who had worked in the company for 15 years spoke with dailyfamily.ng. He said: “The new MD sacked workers and has been frustrating them. He didn’t give us holiday at all. He said we should work from 7 am to 7 pm and on Sundays, we come to work.”

He continued: “some of us that are retirees have been denied our gratuity but we heard that he paid some their gratuity.”

Mr Ugbo explained that the MD, Mr. Gabby Elkhoury locked some of their properties in the company and asked the Police and other security personnel to man the gate so they won’t gain access.

Comrade Mbagwu Ambrose, A trustee and member of the Senior Staff Union spoke with our correspondent, he said: “The management called for a meeting with the Junior staff and senior staff but the Union said until they open the company, we cannot meet with them because we cannot allow our staff to remain under the sun.”
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Chai

One ordinary Lebanese garlic body odour Bastąrd

the workers are very silly, when companies are sold, changes are made. There is absolutely no problem with the new management sacking staff they don't need. If they are not okay with removal of Christmas bonus and co, or they cant handle the new working hours, then they should resign, no one forced them to work.

Or do they expect the new management to keep staff they don't need or can afford or should they be paying exorbitant bonuses which probably made the company to record losses for several years which led to the sale of the company.


New management usually brings about changes which may not go well with the employees. Therefore, when the company was been sold, the workers were supposed to appeal to the former management to ensure that the buyer agrees to minimal or no changes in worker renumeration, work hours and other things that would affect workers. If they didn't do so, they have no case against the company. The company belongs to the new owners and they can do what they like with it, they can even sack everyone and shut down, nothing do them, anyone unhappy about it should either resign or hug transformer.