Hundreds of youths in Kaduna on Wednesday forced the closure of a noodles company over employment issues.
The youths blocked the three entrances into the company demanding more employment opportunities to those living within the immediate community and provision of social amenities, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
The protesters carried placards with various inscriptions demanding a commitment by Indomie Noodles Factory, especially in the provision of water, road and health facilities to Mararrabar Rido and environs.
A staff of the company, who pleaded anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the company had employed some of the residents but that some of them had left without any reason.
“Among those protesting I can point out 10 that were given jobs and ran away with no reason, its is disheartening that they are also here to protest,” he said.
The Chief Security Officer of the company, Mr. Ishaku Kudan, said the management of the company had met with leaders of the community to iron out the differences.
The spokesman of Kaduna State Police Command, DSP Aminu Lawan, confirmed the incident and said that the police had intervened in the matter.
I know this factory....it was recently opened....in as much as its supposed to employ a sizeable number of residents around its community,infrastructures and services are supposed to be the primary objective of the government,not the company...I'm nt saying they shouldn't provide ,but it should be a part of their community development effort...what community development effort do u expect from a new company that hasn't even broken even not to talk of making profit?
ReplyDeleteThese youths should go and rest their backsides. They should travel out and see if companys do provide such amenties they are asking for not even the oil servicing companies in the south south.
ReplyDeleteThese northerners are too backward
ReplyDeletedat was shear ignorance
ReplyDeleteThese r not youths they r northern hoodlums wit no brain, i think only one thinking northerner asked des youths to demonstrate and they don't even know de reason why bcos, if they know they would know de difference between government and a company duties
ReplyDeleteThis is how we discourage investors by asking what is not due to us from wrong person. That some people bring their resources to invest in ur area should make one happy they are not owing the community infrastructure, how have they protested to their government personnel who are feeding fat from public funds and walk around and we hail them!
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