The Dangote Drivers Association, under Dangote Cement Transportation in Obajana, Kogi State, has appealed to the president of Dangote Group of Company, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, to increase their monthly salary to 300,000.

This demand comes from the introduction of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and the current economic situation in the country.

In an interview with newsmen in Abuja, the association’s vice chairman, Muhammadu Tanko Umar, explained that the rise in food items, shelter, and other essential materials has made their salary inadequate.

He emphasised that the proposed salary increment and benefits by the company’s management cannot cover their expenses.

The association also appealed for an allowance increase of N80,000 each for dispatch and the waybill due to the current challenges in the country.

They also raised concerns about the Health Insurance Scheme SUNU (HMO), stating that 75 percent of their members are not benefiting from it due to SUNU (HMO), and they have to settle medical expenses for themselves and their families.

The Dangote Drivers Association appealed to the President of the Dangote Group of Company, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, to convene a meeting with their members to resolve salary and benefits issues amicably.“We want to appeal to the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, our boss, to meet with us in person, not as a representative, to hear our complaints. We believe some of the issues we face are unknown to him,” Umar said.

The members promised to manage the company’s property and adhere to the rules and regulations guiding the organisation.

However, whether the approved benefits will meet their demands and address their concerns remains to be seen.

Recently, the President of the Dangote Group of Company, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, approved a monthly basic salary of sixty-seven thousand naira, with a consistent incentive of ten thousand naira per trip to the association members.

The company also approved five monthly trips, with an average monthly consistency incentive of fifty thousand naira to their members.

The total income, excluding trip incentives, was set at one hundred and seventeen thousand naira with a financial implication of fifty thousand naira per driver monthly.