₦airaland Forum

Aliko Dangote (the president of Dangote Industries) is speaking to the media. On his left is his cousin, Sayyu Dantata (the chairman of MRS Holdings) and on his right is Devakumar Edwin (vice president of Dangote Industries). Also with them is Fatima Aliko Dangote (group executive director, commercial operations at Dangote Industries Limited).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeDCK-odSv0?si=pvyzYmz06rlsSGra

Transcript

Aliko Dangote: Now we will support our government to make sure that we keep creating and generating jobs and we are generating jobs everyday.

That's why sometimes I laugh when, you know, em, em, what do you call them?

Sayyu Dantata: Which one?

Aliko Dangote: Something peng.

Sayyu Dantata: Oh, Nupeng.

Aliko Dangote: I don't even remember their name.

(Everybody laughs)

Aliko Dangote: So Nupeng said that there will be losses of jobs.

Gentlemen of the press, our company did not only buy 4,000 CNG trucks, we bought 10,000; 4,000 tankers, and 6,000 dry cargo.

Because some they carry our fuel, some they carry this. . .because what we are trying to do is that we are trying to modernise this thing.

But you can see how innovative we are, because who is going to lose? Actually, Dangote Refinery will lose because we'll lose a big customer. Dangote Cement used to import 40,000 tons every month of diesel. So now they will stop buying from us, they will now go and be using their gas (CNG).

And like what I keep saying, we are not going to meet the tag. So, as soon as people realise, because those trucks, when they came, the CNG, they didn't cause attention, because the ones that caused attention are the tanks. The tankers are those that actually caused the attention. But those trucks, they came now. We have already launched almost 4,000 and before end of the year the remaining 2,000 will arrive. Because even today we have a ship that brought about 200. Every day they will be arriving because they. . . by end of October all the 4,000 tankers will be here but by end of November we'll have total on the road, I think 10,250 total and today when you go and check our records and it is actually in our own financials of dangote cement.

Dangote cement, even now with the trucks that we have bought, we're only doing 60% of our own cargo. We're not trying to take anybody out of the market.

These trucks we launched, we didn't stop anybody from his work. You are saying that there will be loss of jobs, are our own tankers going to be driven by robots? There are no robotic trucks now. They have trucks that, yes and by the time you take a workshop manager, mechanical, electrical, okay, people who look after tires, people who look at logistics, movement of the trucks, dispatch, back office, every truck is about six people. So this 4,000 trucks they are fighting over it will create 24,000 jobs.

And let me give you also another good news, what we are saying is that our salary is almost three times or four times their own. I mean our own, you know after 5 years free accident nothing a driver can apply since we are driving hazardous you can apply and get a housing loan. Our drivers earn more than graduates. If you look at what they earn in a month, it's almost four times minimum wage! And you say that no don't create jobs.

If you look at it, that's why I said that. . .my people. . .when you got here, I'm sure my people took you around and showed you some of the trucks. And please go and ask anybody. I don't want to tell you but go and ask everybody. It's not every truck that you can load here, you know, with just a spark from the silencer, the whole place can catch fire. But see, some of them when they come, we have to manage because we actually don't have trucks.

And I can show you by the time we load Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, you will see the volume will crash because the trucks are not there.

They are talking about 30,000 tankers is not true. Nobody has 30,000! 30,000 where? How? What do they carry?

So to actually, you know, ask all these things and say no no no, you know what, let's make even life easy. Okay because the question of you joining a union, if you look at the act, I think was section 12 subsection 4 or so, it said that is voluntarily. You have to volunteer to join a unit. Even religion is voluntary now. I can't force you to be a Muslim if you are Christian, you cannot force me to change my religion. I will choose and if I think I'm doing the wrong thing, tomorrow I will decide, I'll move and change to another one. So it is not a question. Nobody will lose any job.

And if they have that issue, any of their driver (because the fight is over driver) any of their drivers who doesn't have a job and he wants to join these people to earn more money. He is welcome.

We hope so. Job creation should be the job of the business people, government's own is just additional

helinues:
We hope so. Job creation should be the job of the business people, government's own is just additional

Will you apply for the job Dangote is talking about?

If it's the kind of drivers driving the Cement truck that will drive the Petrol Tankers then Nigeria should build more cemeteries.

It is certain there is going to be a massive job creation from Dangote refinery.

This is the Man God used to remove the shame of fuel Scarcity from Nigeria...

May God continue to bless Aliko Dangote

What about the jobs it will destroy
We know your plan is to kick independent marketers out of business

And also kill and maim a lot of persons and properties.

Lol At the end of the some people will still be at the loosing side.....


So doz independent marketer might be the collateral damage new people will get employed while some will be at the loosing side....

Please how can I apply for a job in his company.
Abi na only aboki him dey employ 🤨

Kukutente23:
What about the jobs it will destroy
We know your plan is to kick independent marketers out of business

The same independent marketers that could not ensure enough petroleum products in the country for decades..

There was scarcity almost all the time...

Dangote is here to bench them..

They cannot play well and score goals...

So Allow our new striker to bench them

The act have 2 edge sword. It destroys jobs and created another jobs. That's life for you because in every decades or less than a decade there is always a change or trends of business or government main resources as nothing last forever.

That's why it's always advised for business and government to diversify.

In as much as I support dangote. All those independence marketers should still remain in business with some market share. But sadly sincerely dangote is cheaper and supply directly to retailer that alone is a game changer. But in order to avoid one man shows and monopoly everyone should be part. Dangote fight with marketers are based on various interest and they tried so hard to frustrate dangote refinery.

As a result of that dangote uses loans to import trucks which he never plained to do. Right now the game have changed and there is little the government can do right now.

helinues:
We hope so. Job creation should be the job of the business people, government's own is just additional

Explain abeg make we sef learn from your point of view

I laugh at NUPENG, it seems they are part of the cabals. Will the trucks drive themselves? Thank you Dangote and keep reducing the fuel price.

Bwanasaraw:
If it's the kind of drivers driving the Cement truck that will drive the Petrol Tankers then Nigeria should build more cemeteries.

Chai! Off the mike! Off the mike oooooo! You don finish talk.

Drivers earnings 4x minimum wage, FG where is your shame?

With the size and nature of dangote business can’t the FG enter into partnership with him and compel him to build a private rail line so he can move his goods through rail lines. . This is how it’s done in saner clime. Trucks are flooding the already congested and poorly maintained roads .This guys don’t care about the safety of Nigerian people who share same roads with poorly trained truck drivers. All this new trucks where are they going to be parking them ? Same roads that is not enough

SlavaUkraini:
The same independent marketers that could not ensure enough petroleum products in the country for decades..

There was scarcity almost all the time...

Dangote is here to bench them..

They cannot play well and score goals...

So Allow our new striker to bench them

Your new striker will bend your neck

Just wait for it

Bwanasaraw:
If it's the kind of drivers driving the Cement truck that will drive the Petrol Tankers then Nigeria should build more cemeteries.

don't worry the drivers are coming from the moon but then you can still go ahead with the building of more cemeteries after all, death is cheap in Nigeria.

Latanini:
Will you apply for the job Dangote is talking about?

..... He can't apply, he like being paid 30k for just sitting around and writing rubbish on net

True, very true, but come to think of it , what gift has nupeng given Nigerians apart from striking

FatherLord:
With the size and nature of dangote business can’t the FG enter into partnership with him and compel him to build a private rail line so he can move his goods through rail lines. . This is how it’s done in saner clime. Trucks are flooding the already congested and poorly maintained roads .This guys don’t care about the safety of Nigerian people who share same roads with poorly trained truck drivers. All this new trucks where are they going to be parking them ? Same roads that is not enough

sometimes una talk as if una know something but end up not knowing anything. how many private rail line in UK, Germany, France or in us. Even in your so called sane society they still move petroleum products with tankers in some places. Haulage business is a very lucrative business in those your so-called saner society of you don't know. Social media don turn every dumb to " Mr know all".

FatherLord:
With the size and nature of dangote business can’t the FG enter into partnership with him and compel him to build a private rail line so he can move his goods through rail lines. . This is how it’s done in saner clime. Trucks are flooding the already congested and poorly maintained roads .This guys don’t care about the safety of Nigerian people who share same roads with poorly trained truck drivers. All this new trucks where are they going to be parking them ? Same roads that is not enough

They will be using the costal highway, hope they complete it on time

Go and train your drivers this man.......


Dangote Dangote

Latanini:
Will you apply for the job Dangote is talking about?

If U can't apply, some people will apply.

At least 20,000 people. That's commendable

FatherLord:
With the size and nature of dangote business can’t the FG enter into partnership with him and compel him to build a private rail line so he can move his goods through rail lines. . This is how it’s done in saner clime. Trucks are flooding the already congested and poorly maintained roads .This guys don’t care about the safety of Nigerian people who share same roads with poorly trained truck drivers. All this new trucks where are they going to be parking them ? Same roads that is not enough

Bua too will request for his own and other big businesses too will ask for theirs also, is that how it should be

They should rather support the government in building more rail system across Nigeria

I Like the way he Mocked Nupeng, they are greedy people masquerading as labour union

Bwanasaraw:
If it's the kind of drivers driving the Cement truck that will drive the Petrol Tankers then Nigeria should build more cemeteries.

We need better roads also.. Even most so-called educated people who drive on Nigerian roads don't do it with clear eyes and head. They'll surely take alcohol and the likes before sitting behind the wheels.

Our police sef na werey, dem go dey shayo before coming out... Smh

We got a lot to work on before our roads will have any semblance of safety.

Kukutente23:
What about the jobs it will destroy
We know your plan is to kick independent marketers out of business

What is their essence? make them shift make we see road abeg