The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has said it may embark on a nationwide industrial action over the attack on members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) protesting in Kaduna State. This was made known by the National President of NUPENG, Williams Akporeha, saying all NUPENG members should be on alert as services may be shut “at very short notice if situation arises”.
The statement signed by Akporeha and General-Secretary, Afolabi Olawale, read: “Union is calling on the Federal Government to immediately call on Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, to order before his arrogance and ego further push the situation into horrendous calamity as he has been doing in all issues relating to human lives and wellbeing.
“Consequently, the Union reiterates that no Labour Leaders or workers as the case may be, should be harmed, harassed, maimed, humiliated or victimized during this 5-day peaceful protests in the state. Our Union is raising this alarm following the very reliable report of the clandestine move by Governor Nasir el-RUfai to hurt and put the lives of NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, and other labour leaders to danger in his blind egotistical style of running the government in the State
“NUPENG, therefore, warns that if any harm is inflicted on any of the members of organized Labour, the Union will not hesitate to call on all our members throughout the nation for a total shut down of all our services in the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry.
“In the light of the above, we are therefore putting all NUPENG members nationwide on red alert and may at very short notice of five hours call for a nationwide industrial action if situation arises”
Recall the NLC in Kaduna embarked on strike on Sunday following the sack of hundreds of State Government workers.
