* YCM gives 14-day ultimatum over MOU
Dangote Cement Ibese, a company owned by africa’s richest man Alhaji Aliko Dangote located in Ibese Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State have been issued a 14- day ultimatum by its host community to provide a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU. YCM promised to sabotage the operation of the company, if it fails to meet up with their demands within the next 14 days, counting from 31st May, 2016.
Rising from an enlarged meeting at the weekend by representatives of the host communities under the aegis of Yewa Connecting Minds an umbrella that comprises both youths and elders in liberation movement of Yewaland as a whole, asking Dangote to implement the agreements entered into with the YCM to honour the accord with its host communities, also slamming the company for not living up to its Corporate Social Responsibility.
“It is sad enough that several accidents occurred across Yewaland are through the operation of Dangote Cement. Reportedly, more than 90% of accidents in Yewa axis are caused by drivers of Dangote who violate traffic rules on the roads already damaged by Dangote Trucks.
It is against this background that the inhabitants of Yewaland felt so much concerned the seemingly nonchalant attitude of Dangote Cement Plc. To their wellbeing and recklessness of her Drivers which had resulted in the untimely death of over two thousand indigenes within the short period of existence of Dangote Cement Plc. in Yewaland; with many dependants of the deceased persons not being compensated at all by Dangote Cement Plc.
In a statement issued by Yewa Connecting Minds, signed by its coordinator, Prince Ekunola Gbenga Abrhama “PEGA”, threatened to impede the smooth operations of the company in its locality if a proper agreement/ Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, was not reached with host communities in respect of its operations.
The community listed the areas where the company failed them:
“Refusal of Dangote to checkmate the recklessness of the truck drivers of its company, resulting in the death of over two thousand indigenes of Yewaland within the short period of the Company; destruction of roads across Yewaland by Dangote trucks; daily suffering of pollution- resulting from the activities of the Company with concomitant hazards of their health as well as potential full scarcity due to several damage to farm produce; deforestation and loss of vegetation cover; Potential displacement, loss of jobs and increase in crime wave due to unemployment and lack of jobs security.
