NUPENG gears up for strike over NLC Kaduna protests

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has warned that it would not hesitate to embark on a national strike should the Kaduna State Government inflicted on any of the members of organized Labour.

The Union in a release signed by its National President, Comrade Williams Akporeha and General Secretary, Comrade Afolabi Olawale, expressed sadness over the way Governor Nasir El-Rufai led- Kaduna State Government disrupted peaceful protests in the state.

“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, 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 the situation arises, ” said NUPENG.

The Union called on the Federal Government to immediately call on Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai to avoid further pushing the situation into horrendous calamity.

“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.

“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 the government in the State,” it asserted.