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.
According to a memo dated December 11, 2022, and sent by the drivers’ association to the company, the drivers said, the five southeast states and Akwa Ibom state have become a no-go area for them following the spate of killings in the region.
Doing otherwise, the drivers said will endanger the lives of their members.
The drivers 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.
Meanwhile, market experts said, the development will likely affect the prices of cement in the region during the festive period which normally experience price hike in building materials.
