About 6,000 Nigerian MTN Workers Would Be Jobless Should MTN Leave Nigeria

Following the ongoing xenophobic attack on black foreigners resident in South Africa by some South Africans, some Nigerians are asking that South African companies in Nigeria be made to vacate Nigeria – Well, reacting to a protest by a group in Edo state yesterday that MTN offices in Nigeria will be closed – Head of Communications MTN, Mr Wale Goodluck said, 6,000 Nigerians will loose their jobs should MTN be made to leave – Read hsi reaction below:

“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% 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. 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.”