The chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has dismissed reports of unfair treatment of his workers, saying, truck drivers in the company earn higher wages than University graduates in Nigeria.
This followed a decent claims by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers that his company is treating the union harshly and limiting job opportunities.
Addressing journalists on Monday, Dangote said, “Our drivers earn four times their own or our own after five years with few accidents, and a driver can apply. Since you are driving a hazardous post.
“You can apply for and get a house loan. Our drivers earn more than graduates. If you look at what they earn a month, almost four times minimum wage,” Dangote said.
He lamented that due to a lack of available trucks, the company faced significant risks when loading vehicles provided by NUPENG trucks, which he claim poses more risk during loading of products.
Dangote company’s truck drivers, according to the Phobes billionaire, have several financial aid schemes put in place for them by the company, and the best remuneration is enjoyed by the drivers compared to NUPENG.
“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, it is not every truck we load here because the silencer, as the whole place can catch fire, but we have to manage when they bring some because we don’t have trucks.
“I can assure you that by the time we load Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the volume will crash because the trucks are not there.
“They are talking about 30,000 tankers, which is not true. Nobody has 30,000 tankers,” Dangote added.
“Nobody will lose any job, any of their driver who don’t have a job is welcome to join us,” according to Dangote.
