Dangote has terminated three thousand jobs at his Sugar Plantation in Adamawa state, north east Nigeria – and protests have now shut down the plantation for over three weeks.
“If it is our blood that is needed for it to succeed, then so be it,” says one of the protesters.
The gates of the Dangote Savannah Sugar Company Plc in the state are locked and guarded. The protesters believe production of sugar is up but management has not only fired key staff, but also failed to provide investment into the community such as safe drinking water sources.
Placards read – “Nobody will come to our land and subject us to slavery” and “We no go gree.”
Aliko Dangote is Africa’s richest man with an estimated worth of over $13.9 billion. He has investments across Nigeria and Africa. And this year, Dangote made headlines by announcing he wanted to invest over $700 million in sugar processing across Nigeria.
However, the local communities who work on the sugar plantations say they have seen little or no benefit from the investments.
Buildings are dilapidated and water sources are muddy and polluted.
“There’s only one person causing all this pain – and that is Aliko Dangote. Is this the only place he can show his relevance?”
“The agitation here want the company to reopen but want the right thing to be done. We are after our jobs, our peace and our land.”
What are your thoughts on the protests at Dangote’s Sugar Plantation? Comment below.
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thank you for doing these videos so the world knows what is going on! all my support !
Firing people when there are no other jobs around why wouldn’t they protest
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Fuck dangote and obasanjo for using monopoly to exploit nigerians
Fuck politics and the ruling leaders abeg!!!!!!
Dangote spent 300 million dollars to refurbish this formerly state owned sugar plant, he currently directly and indirectly employs over 100,000 people in adamawa. It’s the governments job to build schools and roads or to provide power & water not dangotes. Also what has the local govt been doing with tax revenues received from the plant??
WOW Sad situation for you there in Nigeria. The world is watching… I saw this video and I am in Northern California USA.
So the world is seeing what’s going on with you. The world is in chaos not just your country but the whole world. We are definitely living in the time that the Bible said would be considered “THE LAST DAY’S” that’s at
2Timothy 3: 1~ 5.
“Critical times hard to deal with will be here”~ the headliner for the world.~ With “No natural affection, No agreement.” Amongst many other prophecies for this time period. IFyou would like to know more about this prophecy and others it is possible to review the Bible’s prophecies and Promises of a bright and productive and prosperous future for mankind at jw.org. the website is in over 900 languages now,.. I’m sure that anyone seeing this message will be able to find the website and their language on there. many videos and movies and news amongst the peoples of the world and how it is fulfilling Bible prophecy. Sincerely a sister and friend from Northern California Tammie Clifford
I am all for CSR, but it should not be by extortion, threats or the use of force. Frankly, the primary and most important CSR of any corporation is the payment of its taxes (and in Nigeria, the education tax and all other manner of charges, levies and pseudo-taxes that proliferate in that country). I bet that Dangote Sugar provides its own electric power and treated water, etc, despite paying its corporate taxes and charges (and its employees paying their own personal income taxes) – things that the govt supposedly collects taxes for. Funny enough, the Federal Government majority-owned (and the state govt were minority owners) Savanah Sugar for over 30 years from its establishment in the 1970s, how come Batta Box is not asking what those govts established in the community during those 30 years? PS: And btw, which sugar company anywhere in the world permanently employs over 3000 unskilled workers?
Construction 👷 of the road, health clinic, supplies of social amenities… water, electricity, library , transportation systems…Where is the state government, and what’d the federal government doing.
where’s adeola Serrano?