₦airaland Forum

na INDIAN man dey run the place

TheDemola:
Lies

AndroBlaze:
It's government, NNPC and society that should put pressure on him to do that.

NUPENG, PENGSAN and all the other useless unions like NBA , have failed us repeatedly since the end of military rule.

It's nothing but Animal Farm repeating itself.

AndroBlaze:
If anyone is familiar with my post history on this refinery, for years I was angry and chided Dangote for hiring Indians and using most of the dollars he got from Emefiele to be paying them stupid salaries. (I knew this because I had a friend who was one of the early people their and she told me how the Indians and Chinese were enjoying).

Obviously, the refinery starts working later, we've got the best fuel and the best fuel situation we've had since before the Abacha years...and finally we are starting to feel it's effect on FX, which was always the aim for supporting it.

Unfortunately, the mafia hits back and my Nigerian brothers fall my hand and prove why they were never to be trusted in the first place!

For most of us mere Nigerians who are just onlookers, it is important that nothing happens to that refinery and we don't go back to the dark days of people looking for "dollar" to import petrol that God has naturally given us in crude oil.

When Nigerians chose to get sense again, Dangote (or whoever owns it then) will welcome them back, as it only makes business sense to seek cheaper labour.

GloriousGbola:
i have worked in a corporation for 15 years

no one is going to pay staff for 5 years for doing nothing.

if dangote did make that offer - it is his indians playing games. they are very good at doing that

Sirleo05:
Five years salary at once, na me , I go collect am, use am start my own biz. Imagine waiting I dey even look for,which is Capital.

Barrywilly:
This is a good development. You cannot force someone to join ur association. It is by freewill. NUPENG and PENGASSAN are the cause of the major problems in the downstream sector including the fraud in the subsidy regime and non-functional refineries. It is good that Dangote and Dantata are keeping them at bay. Otherwise, they will bring down the refinery through useless strikes.

Lakeside247:
Nigerians are gullible illiterates.

Dangote is playing a game that will hurt every Nigerian but poverty and naivety makes some regard him as their saviour.

How can you delegate your people for Indians? Pay them peanuts despite the unhealthy working condition in the refinery.

TheBizGenius:
Is it that everyone here is blind and only @kanixt get eyes ni?

1. The report says the staff has been complaining about the salary for Years. Abeg, when dangote refinery start?!

2. The staff complained about taxes. Is it dangote that chops the taxes ni?

3. And the disparity between salaries of Nigerian engineers and expatriates? You are paid N500k/month and the white guys are paid $26k (N39million/month)? And you do the same job with the same standards?

Who here on nairaland would pay N39million for a job when he can get another equally competent person for N500k?

Now, imagine you are paying that difference, N38.5m, every month for the rest of your business life. Just because the person na oyinbo.

And this make sense to you guys? How?

DaddyJapan:
That is clearly an error.



Source: https://championnews.com.ng/2025/09/27/unions-a-symptom-of-leadership-failure-lessons-from-history-and-the-dangote-refinery-saga/

flokii:
Don't mind the Ignoramuses.. their crowd mentality won't allow them use their God-given brain to think.

Indians are gradually taking over the petrochemical sector in Nigeria and are kicking Nigerians out of the sector.. it started with sale of Eleme Petrochemicals to Indorama, since then, they have been taking miles. I won't be surprised if it is later revealed that Indians have high stake in the Dangote refinery.
The implication of the inaction of the Nigerian Government is that foreigners will be ones making critical decisions on Nigeria's key economic sector (what will never happen in India or China).
Nigerian companies that rely on raw materials sourced from petrochemicals will now be at the mercy of Indians before they can get locally sourced petrochemical raw materials in Nigeria. Just imagine the disgrace..

It's a pity we have people without knowledge at the helm of affairs.

The engineer claimed that expatriate workers, some with little experience, were treated better than Nigerian staff. “We are the ones who train them when they arrive, but after a while they are made our bosses,” he said

Eraddray:
And someone believe this bullshit... if u believe this... U can believe any rubbish people tell u... ..Dangote has issues with pengassan...nupeng... marketer... independent markerters...nnpc ... And u think everything is alright with Dangote...

U staff have freedom to join union that defend their interest.. and also ur drivers too..
Failure to allow them join means everything is wrong with that system...

ARISHEM:
Dangote is the victim here. Pengassan are just misbehaving

We4all:
Lol...I was expecting something like this and you didn't disappoint. I Agree with you she isn't 43, but just believe it and celebrate her special day.

frankmoney:
Bunch of jokers ... imagine a governor making a fuss about a gutter

ADAMUdaCOWBOY:
Point is Dangote didn't want unionism in his refinery and he won. You are too slow to get it. If Dangote chooses to sack them tomorrow, PENGASSAN will not even be in any position to fight for them as they are no longer oil company workers.

Anfieldboss:
I still don't believe....I have former colleagues that worked there, they have all left. Nobody I know worked in Dangote Refinery that spoke well of the place, unless THINGS HAVE CHANGED THERE OVERNIGHT, which I seriously doubt. Indians I know don't treat their employees well.

franugo:
Seems like a way for both parties to save face, although it does favour dangote more. No staff in the refinery will now dare to join pengassan with the fear of redeployment, most likely to a less enviable environment and dangote can quietly lay off the concerned staff at a future date, if he wishes to do so, without much uproar.