Do you remember the mass sack of about 300 staffs of Zain in 2009, just after that decision, the CEO of Zain Bayo Ligali died mysteriously in about a year after deciding the fate of several Nigerian

Though death can come at any time, but I suspect that his death was not unconnected with that decision which he unilaterally carried out

Did a sacked witch kill him?
Could this be the work of Obeah man or Santeria or Voodoo

http://akinbami..com/2011/11/bayo-ligali-death-mystery-yet.html

Drive 2011: Welcome to a new dawnDear Zainers,

Further to the Group Internal Communications of Monday, May 4th, I wish to announce the formal implementation of the restructuring of our operations in Zain Nigeria line with Zain Group's ‘Drive2011', which will focus on customer facing services and commercial activities while centralizing or outsourcing some back office/non-core functions to strategic partners in order to become a much more efficient organization.

Since January, when we held our Strategy Meetings on the way forward for our organization, there have been a series of changes and new initiatives aimed at driving the company on the path of growth. Specifically, we have, through the various Cross-functional Teams (CFTs) and Task Force Teams (TFTs) developed initiatives that will strengthen our defenses and sharpen our attacks in the ever so competitive Nigerian telecommunications market.

As you already know, the IT Applications and Infrastructure Departments have, through managed out-sourcing, become part of ITS. In future where significant value creation opportunities exist, using the same philosophy from our IT experience, we will outsource activities to strategic partners who have a track-record of excellence in managing such activities.

From today, we will let go 300 of our colleagues. This was a very difficult decision but something that is required within our new business context. The colleagues that are leaving us are brilliant and excellent people and will be treated with the highest degree of respect and dignity. The company will provide these ex-colleagues of ours with every support required including outplacement and counseling services as well as medical insurance for them and their families for three months.

We have also reviewed our regional operations to achieve greater efficiencies and focus on the commercial opportunities available in each of the regions. This review has resulted in the reduction of our regions from seven to five namely East, West, North-West, North-East and Lagos. Details of the structures of the regions will be released shortly.

Over the next few weeks, each of the functional chiefs would be sharing with you their roadmap towards the achievement of our short-term and long-term goals, as well as your individual and collective responsibilities towards the achievement of these.

I am counting on your continued support, hard work and commitment to make Zain Nigeria a successful organization contributing towards our global objective of becoming one of the top 10 telecommunications company in the world by 2011 serving over 150 million customers in the Zain family.

The next few months will test our will to succeed, our desire to contribute and our capacity to play to win. You are my topmost priority right now, and together we will work at rebuilding the morale and injecting the required positive energy and motivation needed to stay the course and win the race.

Thank you all and God bless

Bayo Ligali

OP,

To think that he was killed by a sacked witch is absurd. Death can be coincidental and can come at anytime anyway so there is no big deal in that.