₦airaland Forum

creativejagaban:
How is that your pain? Dangote employed them. Dangote disengaged them. How does that give you running stomach?.
Or are you related to racoon?


Where was pengassan when all, I mean all......I mean all our refineries were going down. They cared less, so far they are collecting their own dues.

Dangote refinery is synonymous to Nigeria refinery. So any pengassan or penga-tuer or saboteur should never be allowed to rubbish the refinery.

Imagine the audacity of pengassan to want to go on strike because of dues collection! Putting the Nigeria economy in danger!

If your lord obi were to be president, would you allow pengassan to do to Dangote refinery what they did to our dead refineries?

I don't expect objective response from you though.

You sound more pained than dangote himself

This one is jumping around, pengassan, dangote, obi, refinery, dead refinery

Na wa oooo, coordinate yourself so you can make more sense abeg

....with a stern warning that they should resign their union membership

Zionmdde:
They were first chemical, mechanical, electrical engineers before oil and gas. And who told you rice and sugar factories are not good places for them to practice their profession

Now tell me, did dangote back down by re employing them or not?

Bros, to tell you the truth, those guys right now would prefer to opt out of union to remain with the refinery. The must be regretting the whole saga and how it has turned.
The good thing is that they aren't out of work anymore but they should just stay there and work their transition ways out, for those who were trained to specifically for the O&G jobs.
I know a lot of people that have left that Refinery for better jobs, within the industry.

Zionmdde:
A whole lot of them have been freed from the bonds they signed with dangote and won't return. And they are all very eligible job candidates
Experience plenty
Training plenty
I don't think any refinery in the world will turn down such CV

Better for everyone if they go and look for jobs elsewhere . I doubt this your claim though . But if it is true it is best for every party involved

Whois:
Dangote of cause. He should not allow PENGASSAN or NUPENG to come and corrupt his business the way PENGASSAN or NUPENG corrupted NNPC.

With compatriots like you, the welfare of workers will never be truly assured in Nigeria.

Here are a couple of posts from those who did a bit more digging (source: FB).

O. Aligwekwe writes:

When this Dangote vs Pengassan debacle broke, I knew there was some information I was not aware of, so I decided to sit it out a little until I gathered more.
Here are a few observations;
1. Nigerian born engineers at the refinery earned a total of N400,000 gross, while their Indian counterparts who were sometimes lower in cadre earned up to $4,000 (N6,000,000 in naira equivalent)
2. Apart from (1) above, most of the Nigerians were not entitled to the fringe benefits (transport, accomodation etc) which accrued to the foreign expatriates of same qualifications.
3. The Engineers who joined PENGASSAN that were dismissed, did not violate any Nigerian laws.
So, those who are supporting Dangote in all this, what is the crux of your argument?

I.Harande writes

Earlier today, I deleted my previous post about the Dangote Refinery because I spoke directly with one of the staff, and now I know exactly what is happening. What I heard broke my heart and made me angry at the same time.

The truth is this: the company says they don’t bother if staff join any union, and PENGASSAN only returned after staff registered. But when the company realized that over 95% of its workers had joined, instead of addressing the issues, they shockingly released a statement firing all Nigerian staff. Imagine that! Generalizing and throwing out hardworking Nigerians who built this refinery with their sweat and blood.

Do you know what these workers have been through? For years, they endured extreme hardship working in temperatures of over 1000° and with dangerous nitrogen gas. Many lost their lives. Yet their monthly salaries are shamefully small. Meanwhile, Indians in the same refinery, with little experience (often taught by Nigerians themselves), earn 10 times more. To make matters worse, since 2022, the company has failed to provide even basic safety tools like helmets and boots. Staff are forced to buy their own protective gear with their meager salaries. Even job security is a joke people are fired for something as small as forgetting an ID card. This injustice has been ongoing for over five years.

A refinery like Dangote’s, which is supposed to be a world-class project, should stand out for staff welfare, compensation, bonuses, job security, and a healthy relationship between company and workers. Instead, what we are seeing today is shameful and unacceptable.

This is not only unethical it is inhuman. I strongly urge the management of Dangote Refinery to withdraw their decision of mass firing Nigerian staff, provide every necessary safety need, and increase salaries by at least 200%. The Nigerian government must also intervene immediately to ensure our citizens are treated with dignity, fairness, and 100% representation in their own country.

This is no longer just about Dangote it is about the value of Nigerian lives and the respect we deserve in our own land.

Zionmdde:
The fact pengassan agreed to call off the strike despite the redeployment stuff only showed they were fighting for the sacked workers who by the reason of the redeployment may no longer be their member

While the millions spent in training them in india will be lost as dangote will spend another to train some more
Dangote will always keep getting dumb advice from his Indian remote controls.

Because we see him as savior, he is now free to disregard our labour laws. I love the way the man blackmail gullible Nigerians into supporting him. First he is getting crude at cheaper price and selling fuel above import price. Always crying sabotage to have his way

Those town criers who have been crying for days now can now wipe their tears off. And all those ones that threatened one million man protest and can drive the protesters to kwara state where they are needed

Other employees of Dangote refinery will think twice before joining any yeye union. Even the redeployed unionists will be quietly disengaged

Zionmdde:
The fact pengassan agreed to call off the strike despite the redeployment stuff only showed they were fighting for the sacked workers who by the reason of the redeployment may no longer be their member

While the millions spent in training them in india will be lost as dangote will spend another to train some more
Dangote will always keep getting dumb advice from his Indian remote controls.

Because we see him as savior, he is now free to disregard our labour laws. I love the way the man blackmail gullible Nigerians into supporting him. First he is getting crude at cheaper price and selling fuel above import price. Always crying sabotage to have his way

Those town criers who have been crying for days now can now wipe their tears off. And all those ones that threatened one million man protest and can drive the protesters to kwara state where they are needed

I wished i could read this till the end but of what lesson will it be for me to learn from a write up that sound full of hate and misinformation. You say dangote blackmailed gullible Nigerians. Is he not a saviour atleast he dared to build what the government couldn't, you said he trained truck drivers in india, he trained them at TTC Zaria a subsidiary if NITT Zaria. All your information just wrong and i no know where you get am from. As for where i got mine, i was still in Zaria when those drivers were coming in numbers to learn driving at TTC . Everyother thing can be confirmed on Google

Zionmdde:
Answer the question, are they dangote employees or not?
And how far your protest, you didn't later do it

Or are you only Anthony Joshua behind your keypad?

They will be posted as gatemen at obajana cement factory.

Meanwhile you and your NUPENG and PENGASON should mobilize resources to build your own refinery

Zionmdde:
They were not protesting rather pengassan was making a statement. If they were easily dispensible then why did he make them sign bonds.
Or did you see any of the sacked workers in the street protesting? Those guys are easily employable finished products for IOCs and oversees companies

Think wide

So why have pengassan requested that dangote re-hire them? If they were truly indispensable, dangote would not have fired them, think near

Dangote is smarter. I now know that his wealth is gotten from deep intelligence and understanding of matters.

He will never use Nigerians to run that Refinery again, except in top non unionized positions. Who looses in the end?

flokii:
Redeploy the sacked Nigerians to non-existent positions in the other companies under Dangote group while he employs the 2,000 Indians to start work in his refinery..

Nigeria which way?.. where are we heading to in this country??

they may just work at the redeployed units for 6months b4 they wil be layed off again.. This time silently..

Only for a few months Cox they wil eventually lay them off after a while.. They better look for other jobs now b4 being fired again

Odobaone:
As far as their jobs are secured the association is fine and dangote no want them to be part of Peng

zelnababa:
Las las Dem go resign demself Dangote is very smart. Imagine from Refinery to cement factory or sugar factory. So come and join Pengassan

cement keh?
Probably salt or spaghetti.. The cement get higher pays than most refinary staffs

EponObi:
Ọmọ! You go fear crème de la crème of conflict resolution. Tinubu has no rival in this aspect.

Absolute respect.

Top respect to Dangote for standing his ground. He won! Those workers that want to unionize are out of his refinery, plugged into other companies within the Dangote group - out of the oil and gas industry entirely. There will be no PENGASSAN BS to join. If they are unlucky, they will be deployed to unfavorable locations.

On the other hand, Dangote gets to employ new workers for his refinery. I'm sure the new workers will sign an undertaking.

PENGASSAN calls off the strike. They protected workers' job - a small win. They failed to establish control in Dangote Refinery - a big loss - na the main thing wey dey want be that. They will try again though. Make dem go build their own refinery na if body dey scratch them. Selfish folks. Food don done, you bring spoon to come chop; shey na your ancestors build the refinery?

This is a big win for Nigeria. Business continue as usual.

God bless President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
God bless Dr. Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi
God bless Dangote Refinery
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria


Emergency lovers of Nigeria can choke on their tears 😭😭😭

You don't know anything. All those working in Dangote Refinery will still join pengassan after this move. What you read is to save dangote's face.

You think getting a job while u are sacked is an easy thing?
It's 100 times getting a job while they were stil employed but right now..
They will sweat to see a job..

And the skills becomes useless once they Dont get a refinery to work at..

Zionmdde:
With the knowledge and training those guys have, they will be hot cakes in middle east and some parts of Africa. Actually they were freed from the bonds they signed because of the money spent on them

Why are they being redeployed as if they can no longer be trusted?

Zionmdde:
The fact pengassan agreed to call off the strike despite the redeployment stuff only showed they were fighting for the sacked workers who by the reason of the redeployment may no longer be their member

While the millions spent in training them in india will be lost as dangote will spend another to train some more
Dangote will always keep getting dumb advice from his Indian remote controls.

Because we see him as savior, he is now free to disregard our labour laws. I love the way the man blackmail gullible Nigerians into supporting him. First he is getting crude at cheaper price and selling fuel above import price. Always crying sabotage to have his way

Those town criers who have been crying for days now can now wipe their tears off. And all those ones that threatened one million man protest and can drive the protesters to kwara state where they are needed

A good development, but this is a postponed fight.

Zionmdde:
The fact pengassan agreed to call off the strike despite the redeployment stuff only showed they were fighting for the sacked workers who by the reason of the redeployment may no longer be their member

While the millions spent in training them in india will be lost as dangote will spend another to train some more
Dangote will always keep getting dumb advice from his Indian remote controls.

Because we see him as savior, he is now free to disregard our labour laws. I love the way the man blackmail gullible Nigerians into supporting him. First he is getting crude at cheaper price and selling fuel above import price. Always crying sabotage to have his way

Those town criers who have been crying for days now can now wipe their tears off. And all those ones that threatened one million man protest and can drive the protesters to kwara state where they are needed

Oga go and open ur own kiosk and employ all dangote sacked workers,
No come make noise here

Zionmdde:
Oga protest, so you didn't later protest?

Dangote is very very smart, knows how well to dangle the savior banner on your faces while he emotionally blackmail you guys

Did dangote re employ them or not?
Are they now dangote staffs or not?
So who backed down at last?
Sha carry that placard you were planning to use to kwara state.

False information everywhere, believe it or leave it, no worker was reinstated, insider reporting!!!!

isahsalee:
False information everywhere, believe it or leave it, no worker was reinstated, insider reporting!!!!

Inside of what?

emmy4real94:
You think getting a job while u are sacked is an easy thing?
It's 100 times getting a job while they were stil employed but right now..
They will sweat to see a job..

And the skills becomes useless once they Dont get a refinery to work at..

Skills become useless indeed. When did you leave school? Is that how the education became useless?
People sef

Anyway dangote have reemployed them, they will stay there and look for other better jobs.

franugo:
So why have pengassan requested that dangote re-hire them? If they were truly indispensable, dangote would not have fired them, think near

Maybe you have refused to see the bigger picture of employers sacking employees at will without consequences

Gbogboski:
They will be posted as gatemen at obajana cement factory.

Meanwhile you and your NUPENG and PENGASON should mobilize resources to build your own refinery

Doesn't matter, the agreement said they will earn what they have been earning previously. If he wants let them go and cut grass. They will be very expensive gate men

nurudeen181:
I wished i could read this till the end but of what lesson will it be for me to learn from a write up that sound full of hate and misinformation. You say dangote blackmailed gullible Nigerians. Is he not a saviour atleast he dared to build what the government couldn't, you said he trained truck drivers in india, he trained them at TTC Zaria a subsidiary if NITT Zaria. All your information just wrong and i no know where you get am from. As for where i got mine, i was still in Zaria when those drivers were coming in numbers to learn driving at TTC . Everyother thing can be confirmed on Google

No wonder you could understand what I wrote na. Shebi you read where I posted that he trained truck drivers in india. Na wa oooo. Nothing you won't see in this NL.

Gbogboski:
Other employees of Dangote refinery will think twice before joining any yeye union. Even the redeployed unionists will be quietly disengaged

Other employees that signed bods before being trained in india will see joining union as a means to escape the bonds when they get a better job

How u see am

parags:
Better for everyone if they go and look for jobs elsewhere . I doubt this your claim though . But if it is true it is best for every party involved

Meaning you don't even know the most basic information about dangote and his workers. No wonder, that's the same thing I noticed about most of you coming here to support him

Zionmdde:
Doesn't matter, the agreement said they will earn what they have been earning previously. If he wants let them go and cut grass. They will be very expensive gate men

Oboy you are very dull Salary's are almost same in all his business unit na allowance be the KOKO
In Refinery the Hazard allowance na 150k per month in Salt the Hazard na 5k

Educationalserv:
Oboy you are very dull Salary's are almost same in all his business unit na allowance be the KOKO
In Refinery the Hazard allowance na 150k per month in Salt the Hazard na 5k

And he doesn't pay hazard allowance in other plants? I don't think with this your reasoning pattern it won't be easy to spot the dull one here

Zionmdde:
The fact pengassan agreed to call off the strike despite the redeployment stuff only showed they were fighting for the sacked workers who by the reason of the redeployment may no longer be their member

While the millions spent in training them in india will be lost as dangote will spend another to train some more
Dangote will always keep getting dumb advice from his Indian remote controls.

Because we see him as savior, he is now free to disregard our labour laws. I love the way the man blackmail gullible Nigerians into supporting him. First he is getting crude at cheaper price and selling fuel above import price. Always crying sabotage to have his way

Those town criers who have been crying for days now can now wipe their tears off. And all those ones that threatened one million man protest and can drive the protesters to kwara state where they are needed

I think we should all just go back to status quo, where every december you curse why you are a Nigerian.

ArcFresky:
I think we should all just go back to status quo, where every december you curse why you are a Nigerian.

Now tap the back of your head small. And type again please