Petroleum workers threaten to shut down operations in solidarity with protesting Kduna state workers
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPEG) on Tuesday threatened to shut down its operations in solidarity with the peaceful protests workers of Kaduna State, following disruption of the protest by suspected sponsored thugs.
Penpushing reports that the National President of the union, Comrade Williams Akporeha in a statement cautioned Governor Nasir El-Rufai against arrogance and power drunk ego which may further push the situation into horrendous calamity.
The union pointed out that El-Rufai has continued to display non-challance towards all issues relating to human lives and wellbeing, alleging that he run a despotic regime, adding that reliable report revealed the clandestine move of the Governor to hurt and put the lives of members of the workforce in danger
‘Our Union is raising this alarm following the very reliable report of the clandestine move of Governor Nasir El-Rufai to hurt and put the lives of NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba and other labour leaders to danger in his usual blind egotistical style of running government in the State’
Penpushing further reports that, Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), which is one of the 46 industrial unions affiliated with the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) stressed that members are deeply saddened with the violent turn of labour union peaceful protests by the dictatorial and despotic regime of Kaduna State Governor.
“The leadership of the union is therefore calling on the Federal Government to immediately call on Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai to order before his arrogance and power drunk ego further push the situation into horrendous calamity as he has been doing in all issues relating to human lives and wellbeing, the statement said.
“Consequently, the union reiterates that no labour leaders or workers as the case may be, be harmed, harassed, maimed, humiliated or victimized during this 5-day peaceful protests in the State’, the statement added.
“NUPENG therefore warns that if any harm is inflicted on any of the members of organized Labour, the Leadership of 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, mid-stream 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. Our solidarity remains constant for the Union makes us strong,” the statement emphasised
Penpushing also reports that, it is recalled that armed thugs disrupted a procession of the labour union on Tuesday, following sack of hundreds of workers by the state government, which it (state) had termed ‘rightsising’.
The peaceful protesters had gathered at the location in preparation for the continuation of their protest, which saw marching around the NEPA roundabout in the Kaduna metropolis when the thugs invaded the area and violently dispersed them with various harmful objects
Penpushing reports that, in reaction to the protests Governor Rufai, who was infuriated thereafter declared the President of Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC), wanted and equally placed a ‘bounty’ on him.
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