Management of the Bandim petrol station

The current topic is the management of the Bandim petrol station. Since Engen bought Total Guinea-Bissau, they have been leasing the stations to other companies. It seems however that the handing over procedures were not very transparent.
The Bandim petrol station was given to Mr Rosado who owns a small oil company called Rosado Combustiveis. He is a Portuguese and was a mechanics before going into the oil business.
The news shocked a lot of people.Engen is has given the management of the Bandim station to a competitor.
The truth is that Mr Badarou gets a share on all contracts signed by Engen Guinea-Bissau. Even before the lease agreement was signed the refurbishment contract for the Bandim station (fences….) was awarded to Mr Rosado while he is not in the construction business.
The other thing is during the hand over ceremony, Mr Ibrahima Sow, the marketing director said in front of all the people present: «You see all these people here, those who worked at the station? We have paid them off, therefore you are free to fire whoever you want.».
Mr Rosado fired them all except 2.Even if Engen has paid the staff off, is it correct to say such things in public?
Engen Guinea-Bissau, through Mr Bsstou Badarou has made may people jobless. Where are all the promises made?
Many employees say they would leave if they have the opportunity because they do not feel safe.
Engen says: « With us you are No 1».In Guinea-Bissau it is rather: «With us you are nothing».
Is it the same in other countries? I would very much like to know.

Mr Ramalho back at Engen

Mr Badarou allowed Mr Ramalho back after several people begged him.The was however a condition.Mr Ramalho will not manage the station anymore,he will be a simple pump operator.
Good luck to Mr Ramalho.

Engen GB fires another employee

It seems that nothing can Mr Badarou´s madness. He just dismissed another employee on the 25^th June 2009.Mr Ulysse Ramalho was the head of the Segunda Esquadra station. It belongs to Engen GB but is managed by a third party. That means the employees are directly employed by Engen and that there might be no documents concerning the issue.

Mr Ramalho is blamed for not stopping a construction team hired to build an ATM for a bank.

Yes Mr Badarou decided to lease part of the Engen space for an ATM.

The ECOBANK agents used to the station for inspections and Mr Ibrahima Sow used to inform Mr Ramalho of their visit. However last time, he was not told anything and the ECOBANK staff just told him that they had come to start work. Ulysse Ramalho, thinking that they had the agreement from the head office did not do anything to stop them.

When Mr Badarou heard the news later he rushed to the station,so angry he was hitting a table with his fist and fired Mr Ramalho on the spot.

ECOBANK has now finalized the process by signing a formal agreement, the construction work is almost finished and Mr Ramalho is jobless.

It is true Mr Ramalho made a mistake but was it this the only was to punish him?

In six months Mr Badarou has fired 2 employees, Mr Edgar de Jesus Pinto Vieira dos Reis and Mr Ulysse Ramalho and suspended the head of the Trade Union Mr Dezire Djaso.

Mr Badarou is creating a new oppression system and Engen is allowing to happen