6,000 Nigerians Will Lose Their Jobs If We Are Attacked - MTN NG Warns Nigerians

Hours after two groups protested in its Abuja and Benin offices against the violent killing of foreigners in its home country, South Africa, MTN Nigeria on Monday warned that should there be attacks on its facilities, it might be forced to close shop. And 99 per cent of its over 6,000 workforce in the country, who are Nigerians, would be thrown into the labour market.

According to the Corporate Service Executive, MTN Nigeria, Mr. Wale Goodluck, there are only 12 expatriates working for the company in the country, compared to a workforce of 6,000 Nigerians. It also said that calls for the boycott of its services were unjustified as such an action would affect its
support chain, which could cause another 500,000 Nigerians to lose their means of livelihood.

Punch reports that Goodluck said:
“So, if people go ahead with their threats to attack our facilities, what that means is that we may be forced to close down the business in Nigeria and about 6,000 Nigerians that make up 99 per cent of our workforce will be unemployed.
Then, when you look at our support chain, we have about 500,000 Nigerians gainfully employed. So, boycotting our services simply means destroying so many other Nigerian businesses and making over 500,000 other Nigerians to lose their jobs.
This business supports a lot of businesses across the length and breadth of Nigeria. Many of the businesses that are affiliated to South Africa are in the retail space, supporting the growth of Nigeria and employing so many Nigerians.”

He noted that the company had spent in excess of $15bn on capital expenditure growing the telecommunications business in Nigeria.
“We see no revenge of Xenophobia and we commend the role the Nigerian High Commissioner in South Africa has played; at least there has been no fatality on the part of any Nigerian,” Goodluck added.















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Posted: at 21-04-2015 06:25 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Ban their students from studying in OUR universities. At the height of apartheid Nigeria took black SA students (who were denied admission in SA Because they were BLACK) studied and earmed their degrees in Nigeria.

Its stupid that they are killing their FELLOW black men and women The settlers (whites) who STOLE the land from the black SA's must be LAUGHING at what is happening!

You appear to be ONLY SAFE in SA if you are not black. Mozambique did loads of good work for the black SA's and now they are being killef.

Up until today BLACK South Africans are STILL afraid of WHITE PEOPLE. Shame on them.

NELSON MANDELA WILL BE CRYING IN HIS GRAVE!!!

Posted: at 21-04-2015 07:09 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Idiots, y didn't u pple talk about the losses u will also incure by closing down. Can u make d kind of profit u make here in Nigeria in southafrica ? Who are u fooling

Posted: at 21-04-2015 07:39 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

forgiveness is better than retaliation.

Posted: at 21-04-2015 08:23 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

stupid clown, empty threats, if u close down ur shops, we go enter village go dey farm, Afterall u met us farming, useless sets of people

Posted: at 21-04-2015 08:55 AM (9 years ago) | Hero

They should please find something to do about what is happening overthere to secure our people.

Posted: at 21-04-2015 10:48 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Menaing SA are cowards towards the white and brave only when they see a black man. MTN should go another investor will take over in no time and those people will be fully employed again in no time. sacrifices must be made man shall not live by bread alone. the reason Nigeria is not getting anywhere no one wants to sacrifices.

Posted: at 21-04-2015 11:09 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

 

Posted: at 21-04-2015 12:34 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Bullshit tal.  If  6, 000 Nigerians looses their jobs, (if there will still be MTNl),  there be 6, 000 Nigerians working there after.  Except MTN is closed down but they can not because they make more money in Nigeria than anywhere in the world.

Posted: at 21-04-2015 01:24 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

God, please take control.

Posted: at 21-04-2015 03:00 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac