Just in: uproar in Dangote Sugar refinery over non salary payment ***as workers demand Director’s dismissal over alleged mismanagement

By David Okpashi

WORKERS at the Dangote Sugar Refinery Tunga village in Awe local government Area of Nassarawa State have embarked on peaceful protest to demand for the payment of over six months salaries allegedly owed by the company.

Aside, the protest, workers are also calling for the dismissal of the current director, citing allegations of mismanagement and failure to address the unpaid salaries as tensions has continued to escalate over demands for accountability.

Recall that a viral video circulating on various social media platforms depicted the fervent protest of Dangote Sugar Refinery workers from Tunga, Nasarawa State, brandishing placards bearing messages revealing their plight of salary arrears and unbearable working conditions.

Expressing the workers anguish over their sufferings, an employee of the company, Haruna Abdulsalam bemoaned their predicament saying that they have been working for several months without payments.

“We are employed but have been kept idle for months, without salaries. We are suffering here; we want Dangote to hear us. We have not received payment for six months and nine weeks.”

Amidst the uproar, concerns have arisen from within the refinery’s premises regarding the absence of sugar-related activities despite the continuous influx of trailer trucks entering and exiting the facility.

Allegations have also emerged suggesting that trucks are allegedly transporting solid minerals through illegal mining activities, casting doubts on the refinery’s core operations.

The Disatisfied, workers are urging the management of Dangote Sugar Refinery to take immediate action by dismissing the current director overseeing the company. Additionally, they demand the prompt settlement of their overdue salaries owed them.

“We will not engage in any dialogue with the current director due to lack of trust. He should be relieved of his duties,” the protesters declared.

Another demonstrator cautioned the public not to underestimate the gravity of the protest, warning that if left unaddressed, the situation could escalate to resemble the crimes witnessed in other northern states.

As tensions escalate and grievances deepen, stakeholders have called for an urgent resolution of the impasse adding that addressing the concerns of the affected workers will reinstate the confidence of the workers in the operations of the Dangote Sugar Refinery in Nasarawa State.

Meanwhile, all attempts to get the accused Director to comment on the allegations against him proved abortive at the time of filling in this report as his contacts were not reached.