The Association of Drivers of Dangote Cement Transport, Obajana in Kogi State has directed all its members to boycott the transportation of cement to the South-East region of Nigeria.

The association said the decision was taken over the security situation in the region and in Akwa Ibom state in the South-South region.


A memo dated December 11, 2022, and sent by the drivers’ association to the company, said, “We kindly write this short notice to the company that we are returning some waybills of the southeast state Nigeria that we driver (sic) are not going to some part (sic) of southeast Nigeria due to ongoing situation of the site Nigeria those part (sic) of southeast they are as follows: 1. Enugu, 2. Anambra, 3. Abia, 4. Imo, 5. Ebonyi, 6. Akwa Ibom.”

Criminals enforcing sit-at-home orders in the South-East have in the past burnt trucks belonging to Dangote Cement and reportedly killed some of the company’s drivers.

This comes a few days after the leadership of some Northern groups involved in commercial activities between the North and South-East zone directed commodity traders and truck drivers to shun the zone over the incessant killing of their members by gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).


Coordinator of the Northern Consensus Forum, Dr Auwal Abdullahi Aliyu said they declared a warning strike due to the constant killing of the northerners in the South East, adding that not less than 100 northerners were murdered in the zone within a week.

Aliyu claimed that the strike had started to have a good effect and that security agencies, northern state governors, and residents in the impacted zone had all been informed.

“We have blocked the roads linking the North to the East ranging from Benue, Nasarawa, Kwara and Plateau states among others, and the truck drivers are cooperating with us,” he had said.

SaharaReporters earlier reported how gunmen enforcing a purported five-day sit-at-home order in Enugu State attacked and burnt a police patrol vehicle in the New Market area last Saturday.

It was also reported that some supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were also killed by gunmen for defying a kangaroo sit-at-home order in Anambra recently
https://saharareporters.com/2022/12/18/dangote-drivers-association-directs-members-boycott-transport-cement-south-east-nigeria

Seconded, 100%.

Who cares?

Bua and Lafarge profits on the rise.

It's expected


The elders of the southeast region have since completely failed in their responsibility to address their youths square-on


They blame everyone except themselves

PS; the poster below should calm Down because of Buhari birthday

LeoDeKing:
Seconded, 100%.

Let me guess one of your fraudulent scams is to pretend to be a cement seller too?

Bloody thief. After you were disgraced on this forum trying to scam us with fake agricultural scheme using your simplyleo account.

Useless scammer

First it was food vendors from North, now Dangote trailer drivers, if Fuel Tanker drivers join, then Christmas would somehow in the East

Moh247:
First it was food vendors from North, now Dangote trailer drivers, if Fuel Tanker drivers join, then Christmas would somehow in the East

This will only help the economy of the south east as local producers fill the gap.

Great decision.

They should be bringing it to Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo and Ekiti.

It will be resold, then Ekene Dili shuku will move them to the East.

SLAP44:


This will only help the economy of the south east as local producers fill the gap.

Local producers of cement in the south east? Where are they?

tinsel:

Local producers of cement in the south east? Where are they?

Nowhere

LeoDeKing:
Seconded, 100%.

Me too 101% seconded

If dangote no come. He loses market to lafarge and bua. Moreover their factories are mostly in the south.

LeoDeKing:
Great decision.

They should be bringing it to Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo and Ekiti.

It will be resold, then Ekene Dili shuku will move them to the East.

Thief. Is that the name you use in your scams?

Criminal thief scammer
Oloriburuku osi
Ole

The east is gone.

The biggest decision for dangote, let's see if this will birth or rebirth nkalagu cement. Please they should not reverse this decision ever , else it will mean dangote cement doesn't have consistent business plan or policy

Joke of the century. As am typing right now Dangote trucks are still coming to the south east.
The worst mistake Dangote will make is to allow Bua and Lafarge to have leverage in the south East

LeoDeKing:
Seconded, 100%.

You wan make dangote net worth decrease by 50%

Watch it, there will be no election in the Igbo land next year

FreedomArmy:
Joke of the century. As am typing right now Dangote trucks are still coming to the south east.
The worst mistake Dangote will make is to allow Bua and Lafarge to have leverage in the south East

Don't mind them. Dangote will stop selling cement when bua and lafarge are breathing down his neck in the east. However if he does all his distributors in d east will switch to bua and lafarge

nedu666:


Don't mind them. Dangote will stop selling cement when bua and lafarge are breathing down his neck in the east. However if he does all his distributors in d east will switch to bua and lafarge

I have a friend that works in Dangote cement. He specifically told me that only willing drivers are allow to go to the South East. Those who don't want to go are not forced to go.

The south east will get the alienation it seeks

ibeto should take over south east I don't understand the policies of this Fulani government only Fulani they are giving license this nonsense will stop very soon tomorrow they will tell you Dangote is the richest man in Africa.
The evill plan against South east is will backfire soon.

They are frustrating our business man and woman to favor Fulani

Afghaneastern

Can you imagine what they've turned once peaceful region to.

Sometimes, education can't cure stupidity.
This is foolishness of the highest order. I can't fathom how a supposedly wise people who are quick to lecture people of other regions on how best to live find themselves in this mess.

My only concern is that no hope for them in sight soon. They are still busy blaming Buhari, Tinubu, Lugard, Uk, Herdsmen, El Rufai, Dangote, etal.

They are their own number one enemies.

We warned them against following that one legged terrorist, Kanu but they called us coward or slaves.

Reality is not yet down on them. I can't pity them and no sympathy from me, I'll rather sympathize with Boko Haram victims because theirs is understandable.

What none of the commentators here have failed to address so far is the why question. Why were these trucks targeted?. How many times has it been in the news that Dangote trucks are used in conveying fulani and other northern terrorists and their weapons to SE and SS?.

If sit at home is ordered in a region for any reason, and whether you agree or not, it is not in your interest as a corporate entity to dabble into the politics of it by appearing to be seen as an accessory to the effort to break the will of the warring parties.

The foregoing is commonsense. As for boycotting SE and SS, I'm sure Dangote is not yet ready to relinquish his leadership position in the cement trade.

What percentage of houses outside the urban areas of the entire north is built with cement?. Southwest is only marginally higher. SE and SS are currently at nearly 90 percent.

Pooldrowning:
It's expected


The elders of the southeast region have since completely failed in their responsibility to address their youths square-on


They blame everyone except themselves

PS; the poster below should calm Down because of Buhari birthday

Buhari is the chief security, he has failed

Obaofaba:
Afghaneastern

Can you imagine what they've turned once peaceful region to.

Sometimes, education can't cure stupidity.
This is foolishness of the highest order. I can't fathom how a supposedly wise people who are quick to lecture people of other regions on how best to live find themselves in this mess.

My only concern is that no hope for them in sight soon. They are still busy blaming Buhari, Tinubu, Lugard, Uk, Herdsmen, El Rufai, Dangote, etal.

They are their own number one enemies.

We warned them against following that one legged terrorist, Kanu but they called us coward or slaves.

Reality is not yet down on them. I can't pity them and no sympathy from me, I'll rather sympathize with Boko Haram victims because theirs is understandable.

IPOB begged for political resolution, Buhari said let the court decide, the court decided, Buhari refused to obey. Blame Buhari for his failure to manage diversity, yorubas are pushing him to treat the east with disdain but na the whole country de hear am

Madmohamed123:
ibeto should take over south east I don't understand the policies of this Fulani government only Fulani they are giving license this nonsense will stop very soon tomorrow they will tell you Dangote is the richest man in Africa.
The evill plan against South east is will backfire soon.

They are frustrating our business man and woman to favor Fulani

That is why they are wailing about Dangote failed tomato factory in Kano as Erisco beat him hands down. Our jealous Southerners are now blaming Peter Obi for importing as reason for Dangote failure in tomato. If not because FG control mining license unlike tomato purchase, Ibeto would have sent Dangote parking in cement business. The useless tribes we share the south with will always support rubbish that gives these backwards northerners unfair advantage

Pooldrowning:
It's expected


The elders of the southeast region have since completely failed in their responsibility to address their youths square-on


They blame everyone except themselves

PS; the poster below should calm Down because of Buhari birthday

Court has ruled that MNK has been discharged and should be released immediately but almajiri's malami refused to release him.
Remember that those who make peaceful change impossible make violent change inevitable.

LeoDeKing:
Great decision.

They should be bringing it to Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo and Ekiti.

It will be resold, then Ekene Dili shuku will move them to the East.

The biggest mistake these northern food marketers would make is to shun the east and transport their goods to the southwest. Yoruba are alaroro people. They would make sure they buy the produce so cheaply or they get spoilt. I know their market women very well. They would make sure the Hausa sellers cry. They should try it

tungamaje:


The biggest mistake these northern food marketers would make is to shun the east and transport their goods to the southwest. Yoruba are alaroro people. They would make sure they buy the produce so cheaply or they get spoilt. I know their market women very well. They would make sure the Hausa sellers cry. They should try it

At least they will be safe and won't be killed or their property destroyed on the order of one clown residing in Finland.

LeoDeKing:

At least they will be safe and won't be killed or their property destroyed on the order of one clown residing in Finland.

The fact is that they would never abandon the East and go to where people would destroy their business. That's why I know the boycott would never last

LeoDeKing:

At least they will be safe and won't be killed or their property destroyed on the order of one clown residing in Finland.

Says a thief
Imagine a thief and a scammer talking .. this thief and fraudster. simplyleo now answering LeoDeKing. This thief used to try to scam Nairalanders back in the day using his simplyleo account until it was banned

Thief and a scammer