Dangote Group said it has commenced psychological testing on truck drivers in its fleet to check their recklessness on the highway. The Executive Director, Stakeholders Management and Corporate Communication, Dangote Group, Mansur Ahmad told Reporters in Kano.
He said that the steps was designed to ascertained the level of their mental alertness to enable them meet the challenges.
“We are worried by the negative report from the field and as responsible corporate organization, we cannot watch while the situation deteriorates and we are trying our best to control the situation,” Mansur Ahmad.
Against this backdrop, Dangote group announced its partnering with the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to track activities of its truck drivers across Nigerian highways.
He said that this was part of the conscious effort to rebuild the image of truck drivers whose activities on major highways across the country gained notoriety in recent past.
The Executive Director, Stakeholders Management and Corporate Communication, Dangote Group, Mansur Ahmad explained that “we are disturbed by the negative trend and has evolved proactive steps to halt it” Ahmad stated that “truck drivers are too difficult to manage, and in recent past we tried a partnership that promotes ownership with them that failed”
The Executive Director, Stakeholders Management and Corporate Communication revealed that “we have over 7,000 trucks, you would agree that tracking and monitoring their activities is a huge job and that’s why we are partnering with Federal Road Safety Commission”.
Commenting on the Dangote Tomato paste in Kano, the Director General disclosed that ” we have struck a deal with out growers within the locality for uninterrupted supply of fresh tomatoes. Ahmad said ” we on our part provide an improved seedlings to the out growers to meet specifications and standards “.
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