Dangote Refinery has reorganised its workforce to tackle sabotage but denied carrying out a mass sack of employees.
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has begun a sweeping reorganisation of its operations following repeated cases of sabotage that raised safety concerns at its 650,000 barrels-per-day facility.
In a letter dated September 24 and signed by Chief General Manager of Human Asset Management, Femi Adekunle, staff were directed to surrender company property and await computation of entitlements.
While the letter stated that “your services are no longer required,” a senior official insisted it was not a mass sack but a restructuring exercise to protect company assets. “Yes, the letter is correct. But the interpretation is wrong… It doesn’t mean they have been sacked. That is incorrect,” the official told The PUNCH on Friday.
The source explained that affected staff may be reabsorbed after investigations, stressing that the move was sudden to prevent concealment of sabotage.
The refinery, which began production in 2024, has faced labour disputes with oil workers’ unions and marketers over safety standards and pricing policies.