Mr Bastou Badarou sued as director of Engen GB

I have been informed on Monday 19th October that Mr Badarou is being sued as representative of Engen GB.He was summoned to the court however he did not.I hope to have more information on this case in the coming days.

Mr:Badarou had another accident

On the 21th September 2009, at night, Mr Badarou had another accident, luckily without serious consequence for him. This accident, unlike the first one took place in Bissau.
A policeman told me that accident happened at Chapa crossroad at about 30m from the Ecobank Bandim agency.
The also said by looking at the impact point of the vehicle hit by Mr Badarou one can see that he was over speeding.
According to same witness Mr Badarou wants the issue to be settled discreetly. He had the vehicle hauled to the Engen HQ on Monday 28th September 2009.
I went to Engen to see the damages on the Engen vehicle but it was covered to hide the signs. It is new Volkswagen Touareg bought about 2 months ago. It is only at about 4.00 p. m that Mr Badarou inspected the car with some mechanics. The way things are going, it seems that Mr.Badarou the whole issue solved with as much secrecy as possible. And that is understandable, when one remember that he had an accident exactly 9 months ago that almost cost him his life.
Unfortunately I was not able to get any news on the passengers of the vehicle hit by Mr Badarou’s Touareg a Peugeot 205, Nº RGB4162CC.
The issue will not go far as Mr Badarou will do his best stop and that a lot of CFA will rain.

Police men at Engen GB office

It’s seems that Mr.Badarou’s problems are increasing?
On Tuesday 21th July 2009, two police men went to Engen to take Mr.Badarou to the Labor Inspection Department. That office had summoned Mr.Badarou several time, but he had always refused to answer .He has also refused to follow their recommendation (put an end to Head of the Trade Union’s suspension)
Mr.Badarou was not in office when the police went there because he was supposed to travel that same day. He therefore asked Mr.Ibrahima Sow and the company lawyer. He also asked Mr.Sow to tell the Labor inspector that he was abroad.
Mr.Badarou is challenging the laws of Guinea-Bissau and his behavior will have a serious impact on the image of Engen.

Fraud at Engen Guinea-Bissau?

The topic today is about a generator of Engen Guinea-Bissau. How come Engen bought a generator from the beginning of the year and that up to now it has not been declared at the customs?
The generator costs more that 9,000,000fcfa and it seems that Mr Badarou bribed some official in order to get the generator out of the customs warehouse illegally.
Is the finance director aware of all of this? Is he part of the plan?
The ministry of finance issued a communiqué on a local radio warning anybody to cheat the customs.No matter what happens , the reputation of Engen is at stake

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